![]() ![]() sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal a blank sheet of paper a sheet of aluminium slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece a slice of pizza Cut the tomatoes into thin slices. strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc a strip of cloth The leather had been cut into strips. The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor. lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape two lumps of sugar a lump of coal a lump of clay scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces The notes were written on bits of paper. 19 games DGB a small object used in a game such as chess 20 gun American English informal WEAPON a small gun 21 → across the piece 22 → be a (real) piece of work 23 → be a piece of shit/crap 24 → piece of ass → how long is a piece of string? THESAURUS piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part Could I have another piece of cake? a piece of broken glass Emma cut the pie into eight pieces. 12 → in one piece 13 → give somebody a piece of your mind 14 → be a piece of cake 15 → be a piece of piss 16 → a piece of the action 17 → be (all) of a piece 18 money a) MONEY a coin of a particular value ten pence/50-cent etc piece Have you change for a 50-cent piece? b) old use PEC a coin Robert slipped two gold pieces into the man’s hand. ► see thesaurus at music 11 news item TCN a short article in a newspaper or magazine or part of a television or radio programme that is about a particular subject piece about/on Did you read that piece in ‘The Observer’ about censorship? Robert wrote a short piece on the earthquake. 5 land AREA an area of land piece of a piece of waste ground a dispute about a piece of land 6 → fall to pieces 7 → go to pieces 8 → smash/rip/tear something to pieces 9 → pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces 10 art/music etc A something that has been produced by an artist, musician, or writer piece of music/writing/sculpture etc some unusual pieces of sculpture The LSO will perform a much-loved concert piece. piece of luck/good fortune It really was an extraordinary piece of luck. ![]() We’re witnessing a piece of history in the making. an excellent piece of work a major piece of legislation a piece of equipment four-piece/60-piece etc (=consisting of four, 60 etc separate parts ) a five-piece band a three-piece suite (=two chairs and a sofa ) 4 small amount a small amount of something that is interesting, useful, or unusual in some way piece of advice/information/gossip etc Let me give you a piece of advice. You need to examine every piece of evidence first. She was wearing a single piece of jewellery. You should eat three pieces of fruit a day. ► see thesaurus at part 3 single item a single thing of a particular type, or something that is one of several similar things piece of Pass me another piece of paper. The fireplace was carefully dismantled piece by piece (=one part at a time ). The shower head just came to pieces (=broke into separate parts ) in my hand. ![]() ![]() The shelving comes to pieces (=divides into separate parts ) for easy transport. jigsaw pieces His father had taught him how to take a gun to pieces. in pieces The china dish lay in pieces on the floor. 2 part one of the parts that something divides or breaks into piece of a piece of broken glass Individual pieces of text can be cut and pasted to their correct position. Would you like a small or a large piece? cut/divide etc something into pieces She cut the cake into four equal pieces. His trousers were held up with a piece of string. S1 W1 noun 1 amount PIECE an amount of something that has been separated from the main part piece of He broke off a piece of bread and gave it her.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Arts, Newspapers, printing, publishing, Currencies, Board games ldoce_258_j piece piece 1 / piːs / ![]()
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