Noun
1. a separate part of a whole;
"an important piece of the evidence"2. an item that is an instance of some type;
"he designed a new piece of equipment""she bought a lovely piece of china";3. a portion of a natural object;
"they analyzed the river into three parts""he needed a piece of granite"4. a musical work that has been created;
"the composition is written in four movements"5. an instance of some kind;
"it was a nice piece of work""he had a bit of good luck"6. an artistic or literary composition;
"he wrote an interesting piece on Iran""the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"7. a portable gun;
"he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"8. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion;
"a piece of pie""a slice of bread"9. a distance;
"it is down the road a piece"10. a work of art of some artistic value;
"this store sells only objets d'art""it is not known who created this piece"11. 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"12. a share of something;
"a slice of the company's revenue"13. 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"