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";

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"

a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"

a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"

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"

a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"

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"

to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"

create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"