piece

Meanings

Noun

• A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
• A single item belonging to a class of similar items
• One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
• A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
• An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
• An article published in the press.
• An artillery gun.
• A gun.
• A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
• A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
• A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
• A shoddy or worthless object .
• A cannabis pipe.
• An individual; a person.
• A castle; a fortified building.
• A pacifier; a dummy.
• A distance.
• A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
• An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
• An ounce of a recreational drug.

Verb

• To assemble (something real or figurative).
• To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
• To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.

Origin

• From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷesdis; doublet of English fit, fytte, fytt, Icelandic fit ("web"), German Fitze ("skein"), from Old High German *fitjâ. Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez ("thing"), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza.