Noun

Singular piece

Plural pieces

piece (plural pieces)

1. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
2. A single item belonging to a class of similar items: as, for example, a piece of machinery, a piece of software.
3. One of the small objects played in board games, eg a pawn or a draught.
4. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
5. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
6. (slang, British) (plural) sandwiches, packed lunch.
7. (slang, US) A sexual encounter.

   I got a piece at lunchtime.

8. (slang, US) A gun.

   He's packin' a piece!

9. An artillery gun.
10. (slang, US) A cannabis pipe.
11. (slang, US) (short for "piece of crap") a shoddy or worthless object, usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances.

    Ucch, my new car is a piece!

12. (slang, US) (short for hairpiece) a toupee or wig

    Admit it, you're wearing a piece.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:piece

Derived terms

• piecemeal
• piece of cake
• piece of eight
• to piece together
• bits and pieces

Piece may refer to:

• A single unit
• A musical piece - a work of music, sometimers called an opus
• A firearm
• Any apparatus used to smoke cannabis, but usually a pipe
• A chess piece
• A puzzle piece
• Piece (Yui Aragaki song), February 2009 single from the album Hug
• Piece, Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland)
• Piece, Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland)
• Piece, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland)

Pieces may refer to:

• Pieces (band), a band consisting of Buckethead and Brain
• Pieces (Fool's Garden song), a song by German pop band Fool's Garden
• Pieces (Sum 41 song), a song by Sum 41
• "Pieces", a song by Anthrax from Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
• Pieces, a Song from Versus
• Pieces (film), a cult horror film from 1982
• Pieces (video game), a Super Nintendo game