- piece⇄adj. 1. composed of pieces.
2. having to do with piecework. - piece⇄bilge keel orpiece
either of a pair of keellike projections fastened lengthwise at the turn of a ship's bilge, one to each side, to decrease rolling. - piece⇄expr. go to pieces,
a. to break into fragments; break up.
Ex. Another ship had gone to pieces on the rocks.
b. to break down physically or mentally; collapse.
Ex. When his business failed, he went completely to pieces.
c. - piece⇄expr. of a piece, of the same kind; in keeping; uniform.
Ex. That plan is of a piece with the rest of his silly suggestions. His rusty and worn suit ... was of a piece with his uncarpeted room (Charles Reade). His face and body look all of a piece - piece⇄expr. pick up the pieces, (Informal.) to restore order or normalcy; bring about a recovery.
Ex. After ... a revolt shattered the constitution he'd helped construct, he was being urged to step in again to help pick up the pieces (Maclean's). - piece⇄expr. piece of one's mind, (Informal.)
a. a scolding.
Ex. His mother gave him a piece of her mind for coming late again.
b. a candid opinion.
Ex. He gave them a piece of his mind on the subject. - piece⇄expr. speak one's piece, to voice one's opinions.
Ex. I feel better after speaking my piece. - piece⇄expr. to pieces,
a. to bits or fragments.
Ex. to break a dish to pieces.
b. to a state of separation of the constituent parts, or apart.
Ex. to take a clock to pieces. Given these facts, his argument falls to pieces. - piece⇄noun 1. one of the parts into which a thing is divided or broken; bit.
Ex. a piece of wood, to fall or cut to pieces. The cup broke into pieces.
(SYN) scrap, fragment.
2. a limited part.
Ex. a piece of land containing two acres. - piece⇄piece, noun, verb, pieced,piecing,adjective.
- piece⇄straining beam orpiece
the horizontal timber or beam in a roof truss between the tops of two queen posts, which holds them in place. - piece⇄threepenny bit orpiece,threepence.
- piece⇄v.t. 1. to make or repair by adding or joining pieces; patch.
Ex. to piece a dress. Mother pieced a quilt yesterday.
2. to join the pieces of; unite or put together in one piece.
Ex. (Figurative.) to piece together a story.