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Definition piece in British English

piece noun

[countable] noun
/piːs/
Example

I've used four pieces of paper already.

Example

Power tools can be expensive pieces of equipment.

Synonyms and related words
things object article
1.1

a single instance of something of a particular type

Example

a piece of work/writing/research

Example

a piece of nonsense

Example

a piece of music

Example

a piece of information/advice/news

Synonyms and related words
billow block cloud
2

a part that has been cut, broken, or separated from something larger

Example

He divided the dough into four pieces.

Example

The longest piece of wood was over four metres.

Example

Can I offer you another piece of cake?

Example

a piece of land

Synonyms and related words
bit piece fragment
2.1

a part that you fit together with other parts to make something

Example

I didn't expect the furniture to arrive in pieces.

Example

We had to take the bed to pieces to get it down the stairs.

Synonyms and related words
part unit section
3

a written, musical, or artistic work that someone has produced

Example

This vase is a particularly beautiful piece.

Example

a piece of music/sculpture/poetry

Synonyms and related words
art artwork assemblage
3.1

an article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio programme

Example

My search began after reading a piece in the Daily Mirror.

Example

He had previously written an investigative piece about the killings.

Synonyms and related words
advice column agony column announcement
4

an object that you move in a board game

Example

chess pieces

Synonyms and related words
backgammon bagatelle board game
5

a gun

Synonyms and related words
.45 air gun air rifle
6

a coin that has a particular value

Example

a ten-pence piece

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread
6.1

an old word meaning 'coin'

Example

pieces of silver

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread
Definition piece in British English

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