piece

a separate part of a whole

“an important piece of the evidence”

an item that is an instance of some type

“he designed a new piece of equipment”

“she bought a lovely piece of china”

“my dog swallowed a Lego part”

a portion of a natural object

“they analyzed the river into three parts”

“he needed a piece of granite”

a musical work that has been created

“the composition is written in four movements”

an instance of some kind

“it was a nice piece of work”

“he had a bit of good luck”

an artistic or literary composition

“he wrote an interesting piece on Iran”

“the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests”

to join or unite the pieces of

“patch the skirt”

“They piece the cape”

create by putting components or members together

“She pieced a quilt”

“He tacked together some verses”

“They set up a committee”

join during spinning

“piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings”

eat intermittently; take small bites of

“He pieced at the sandwich all morning”

“She never eats a full meal — she just nibbles”

repair by adding pieces

“She pieced the china cup”