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1
a part of something:
Examples:
a
piece
of
cloth
torn
from her
coat
He cut the
cake
into six pieces.
This
jigsaw
puzzle
has two pieces
missing
.
The
vase
lay
on the
floor
in pieces (=
broken
into
small
parts
).
She tried to break/
tear
a
small
piece
off the
edge
.
The
building
was
taken
apart
and
reassembled
piece
by
piece
(= one part after another).
2
a
single
object
of a
particular
type
:
Examples:
a
piece
of
furniture
/
clothing
/
equipment
a
piece
of
paper
(= a whole
sheet
)
a
piece
of
china
(= an
object
made of
china
)
a
piece
of
information
/
advice
3
an
item
of
clothing
,
especially
one that is
expensive
,
fashionable
, or
individually
made :
Examples:
Each
piece
is
quite
unique
,
owing
to the
fact
that all her
creations
are hand-knitted.
4
something that has been
created
by an
artist
,
musician
, or
writer
:
Examples:
an
orchestral
/
piano
/
instrumental
piece
a skilful
piece
of work/
research
Did you
read
that
piece
(=
article
) in the
newspaper
?
5
a
single
thing that
forms
part of a set:
Examples:
a
chess
piece
6
a
coin
with a
stated
value
:
Examples:
Could you
swap
me two
quarters
for a 50
cent
piece
?
7
a
gun
:
Examples:
an
artillery
piece
US
slang
He was
carrying
a
piece
when he was
arrested
.
8
a
sandwich
:
Examples:
a
ham
piece
9
with the
number
of pieces
mentioned
:
Examples:
a five-piece
band
(= with five
players
)
10
a part of something:
Examples:
a
piece
of
cake
/
chicken
/
pizza
The
vase
lay
on the
floor
in pieces (=
broken
into
small
parts
).
She was so
mad
that she
ripped
the
letter
to pieces (= into
small
parts
).
11
a
single
item
that is one of other
similar
items
:
Examples:
a
piece
of
furniture
/
equipment
/
luggage
/
paper
I have an
important
piece
of
information
for you.
12
A
piece
can be something
created
by an
artist
,
writer
, or
musician
:
Examples:
He’s
written
a new
piece
of music.
13
a
single
thing of a
particular
type
,
especially
one of many:
Examples:
a
piece
of sth A
faulty
piece
of
software
caused
the bank's
online
facility
to shut down for three
hours
.
He
produced
an
excellent
piece
of work.
a
piece
of
data
/
evidence
/
information
14
a
coin
that has a
value
below
100
pence
,
cents
, etc.:
Examples:
a fifty-pence/fifty-cent
piece
15
to
pay
for,
buy
, or
sell
something in
single
units
rather
than in
groups
:
Examples:
The stitchers are
paid
a
salary
rather
than by the
piece
.
In those days
stores
sold
candy
by the
piece
for a
penny
.
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