Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: piece, piece_of_music

'piece'

[piece.n.01] as in: a separate part of a whole

Examples:
an important piece of the evidence

'piece'

[piece.n.02] as in: an item that is an instance of some type

Examples:
he designed a new piece of equipment
she bought a lovely piece of china

'piece'

[part.n.03] as in: a portion of a natural object

Examples:
they analyzed the river into three parts
he needed a piece of granite

'piece'

[musical_composition.n.01] as in: a musical work that has been created

Examples:
the composition is written in four movements

'piece'

[piece.n.05] as in: an instance of some kind

Examples:
it was a nice piece of work
he had a bit of good luck

'piece'

[piece.n.06] as in: an artistic or literary composition

Examples:
he wrote an interesting piece on Iran
the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests

'piece'

[firearm.n.01] as in: a portable gun

Examples:
he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster

'piece'

[piece.n.08] as in: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

Examples:
a piece of pie
a slice of bread

'piece'

[piece.n.09] as in: a distance

Examples:
it is down the road a piece

'piece'

[objet_d'art.n.01] as in: a work of art of some artistic value

Examples:
this store sells only objets d'art
it is not known who created this piece

'piece'

[while.n.01] as in: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

Examples:
he was here for a little while
I need to rest for a piece
a spell of good weather
a patch of bad weather

'piece'

[slice.n.01] as in: a share of something

Examples:
a slice of the company's revenue

'piece'

[man.n.10] as in: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

Examples:
he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage

'piece'

[patch.v.01] as in: to join or unite the pieces of

Examples:
patch the skirt

'piece'

[assemble.v.01] as in: create by putting components or members together

Examples:
She pieced a quilt
He tacked together some verses
They set up a committee

'piece'

[piece.v.03] as in: join during spinning

Examples:
piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings

'piece'

[nibble.v.03] as in: eat intermittently; take small bites of

Examples:
He pieced at the sandwich all morning
She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles

'piece'

[piece.v.05] as in: repair by adding pieces

Examples:
She pieced the china cup

Origins

					piece (English)
└── pece (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── pais (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │   └── pax (Latin)
    ├── peece (Anglo-Norman)
    └── piece (Old French (842-ca. 1400))