Piece | Mean of piece in English Dictionary

/ˈpiːs/

• Noun
• an amount that is cut or separated from a larger section of something
1. Divide the pie into six equal pieces.
2. The cheese was cut into small pieces and arranged on a silver platter.
3. I need a few more pieces of tape.
4. a long piece of string
5. a piece of wood/metal/plastic/leather/cloth
6. a piece of steak/chicken/fish
7. a piece [=slice] of pizza/bread/cake
• an amount of something considered separately from the rest
1. She bought a small piece of land/property in the country.
• a small often broken part of something
1. pieces [=fragments] of broken glass
2. You have a piece of lettuce stuck between your teeth.
3. Her broken bicycle lay in pieces by the side of the road.
4. I watched her rip the letter to/into pieces and throw it away.
5. The old bridge was blown to pieces [=blown apart] during the war.

• one of the parts that form a complete thing when they are put together
1. There are 12 pieces in this stainless steel knife set.
2. a jigsaw puzzle with 500 pieces
3. We're missing one piece of the puzzle.
4. They built up the stone wall one piece at a time. = They built up the stone wall piece by piece.
5. I took apart the engine piece by piece and put it back together again.
6. (Brit) The rifle comes to pieces [=it separates into parts] for easy storage.
7. (Brit) They took the bed to pieces [=they took apart the bed] and moved it out of the room.
8. a three-piece suit
9. one-piece bathing suits
10. a five-piece band
• a part of someone or something that is shared with other people
1. a piece of the jackpot
2. They went there to claim a piece of the American dream for themselves.
3. The town is growing fast, and these construction companies want a piece of the new housing market.
4. Once she became famous, everyone wanted a piece of her. = Everyone wanted a piece of her time. [=everyone wanted her to do things for them]
• one of a particular type of thing
1. Please take out a piece [=sheet] of paper and write your name on the top.
2. I packed three pieces of fruit: two apples and a banana.
3. a piece of candy/chalk
4. We had several new pieces of furniture delivered to our home.
5. You got two pieces of mail today.
6. a piece of clothing
7. an expensive piece of jewelry/luggage/equipment
8. His last car was a piece of junk. [=it was worthless or of poor quality]
• an example or amount of something
1. May I offer you a piece [=bit] of advice? [=may I offer you some advice?]
2. I just heard a wonderful piece of news!
3. a new piece of information/evidence
4. an important piece of legislation
5. a silly piece of nonsense
6. That's a really nice piece of work you've done there!
7. an impressive piece of acting
8. a famous piece [=work] of art/literature/music
• a work of art, music, drama, or literature
1. The statue David is one of Michelangelo's most famous pieces.
2. a piece painted by Pablo Picasso
3. Next, we will be performing a piece by J. S. Bach.
4. a piano piece = a piece (written) for piano
5. They performed a short dramatic piece written for the king's birthday.
• an article in a newspaper or magazine or one of the parts of a television or radio news program
1. He has written several pieces for the magazine.
2. The newspaper printed her opinion piece [=an article that expresses someone's beliefs or views] criticizing the president.
3. Did you see that piece about/on the earthquake survivors?
• one of the small movable objects in a game like chess or checkers
1. Move your piece [=man] forward three spaces.
2. capturing an opponent's pieces
• a coin that has a specified value
1. a 50-cent piece
2. a 10-pence piece
• a coin that is made of a specified metal
1. 30 gold pieces
• an amount of distance that is not specified
1. Their house is a fair piece from here. [=is a fairly long way away from here]
2. It's down the road a piece.
• to break into parts
1. The old map fell to pieces [=came apart, fell apart] in my hands.
• to become ruined or destroyed
1. His life fell to pieces after his divorce.
• to become unable to control your emotions
1. She falls to pieces [=breaks down] when she tries to talk about the accident.
2. When he heard the bad news, he just fell to pieces. [=he started to cry]
• to become unable to behave normally because you are very nervous or upset
1. He tends to go to pieces [=break down] under pressure.
2. I go (all) to pieces if I have to talk in front of a large group of people.
• without being hurt or damaged
1. It was a difficult trip, but we all made it home in one piece. [=safe and sound]
2. All our furniture arrived in one piece.
• having similar qualities or characteristics
1. She believes that the two crimes are of a piece. [=are very similar]
2. We chose these 12 songs for the album because they were all of a piece.
• in agreement or harmony with something
1. This new theory is very much of a piece [=(more commonly) consistent] with their earlier work.
• to say what you want to say
1. You will all be given a chance to say your piece [=speak your mind] at the meeting tonight.
2. You've said your piece, now please let me respond.
• to a very great degree
1. We're thrilled to pieces [=to bits] that you've decided to stay!
2. She loves him to pieces.
• Verb
• to make (something) by bringing together various parts or pieces
1. She pieced the quilt together from scraps of old cloth.
2. Watching the movie was like piecing together [=putting together] a jigsaw puzzle.
3. The police had to piece together reports from several witnesses to get an accurate account of what happened.
4. piecing together the clues/evidence