eng: piece - UWN/MENTA

eng: piece

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means	(noun) a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" piece
means	(noun) an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; piece
means	(noun) a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" part, piece
means	(noun) a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" musical composition, composition, piece of music, opus, piece
means	(noun) an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" bit, piece
means	(noun) an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" piece
means	(noun) a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" piece, small-arm, firearm
means	(noun) a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" piece, slice
means	(noun) a distance; "it is down the road a piece" piece
means	(noun) a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" objet d'art, piece, art object
means	(noun) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" while, spell, patch, piece
means	(noun) a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" slice, piece
means	(noun) game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" piece, man
means	(verb) to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" patch, piece
means	(verb) create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack, assemble
means	(verb) join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" piece
means	(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" pick, nibble, piece
means	(verb) repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" patch, piece

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