piece

noun

1. Fragment

   "pieces of broken glass"

2. Any of the individual members comprising a unit
3. Portion, allocation

   "a piece of the jackpot"

4. An object or individual regarded as a unit of a kind or class

   "a piece of fruit"

5. A usually unspecified distance

   "down the road a piece"

6. A standard quantity (as of length, weight, or size) in which something is made or sold
7. A literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical composition
8. Firearm
9. Coin
10. A movable object used in playing a board game
11. Opinion, view

    "spoke his piece"

12. An act of copulation
13. The female partner in sexual intercourse
14. Instance, example

    "silly piece of nonsense"

verb

1. To repair, renew, or complete by adding pieces} {sx
2. To join into a whole

adverb

1. By degrees piecemeal

noun

1. The chief dish of a meal
2. An outstanding item or event showpiece

verb

1. To dye after weaving or knitting

plural noun

1. Cloth fabrics sold from the bolt at retail in lengths specified by the customer

noun phrase

1. Something easily done cinch, breeze

noun phrase

1. An old Spanish peso of eight reales

noun phrase

1. A complicated, difficult, or eccentric person

idiomatic phrase

1. To begin living in a normal way after suffering loss, hardship, etc.

   "As Iowans clean up and piece their lives back together, the economic and emotional stresses will persist."