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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  piece 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  piece 
 
  Sense  1 
  patch,  piece 
  =>  vamp,  vamp  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  assemble,  piece,  put  together,  set  up 
  =>  confect,  confection,  comfit 
  =>  jumble,  confuse,  mix  up 
  =>  reassemble 
  =>  configure 
  =>  compound 
  =>  rig  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  piece 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  piece 
 
  Sense  1 
  patch,  piece 
  =>  vamp,  vamp  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  assemble,  piece,  put  together,  set  up 
  =>  confect,  confection,  comfit 
  =>  jumble,  confuse,  mix  up 
  =>  addle,  muddle,  puddle 
  =>  reassemble 
  =>  configure 
  =>  compound 
  =>  rig  up 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  piece 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  piece 
 
  5  senses  of  piece 
 
  Sense  1 
  patch,  piece 
  =>  join  conjoin 
 
  Sense  2 
  assemble,  piece,  put  together,  set  up 
  =>  join  bring  together 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Sense  3 
  piece 
  =>  splice 
 
  Sense  4 
  nibble,  pick  piece 
  =>  eat 
 
  Sense  5 
  piece,  patch 
  =>  repair,  mend,  fix,  bushel,  doctor,  furbish  up  restore,  touch  on 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  piece 
 
  piece  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  piece 
 
  Sense  1 
  patch,  piece 
  =>  join  conjoin 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  assemble,  piece,  put  together,  set  up 
  =>  join  bring  together 
  =>  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  piece 
  =>  splice 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  nibble,  pick  piece 
  =>  eat 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  piece,  patch 
  =>  repair,  mend,  fix,  bushel,  doctor,  furbish  up  restore,  touch  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  piece 
  afterpiece 
  altarpiece 
  centerpiece 
  centrepiece 
  cheekpiece 
  chess  piece 
  chimneypiece 
  codpiece 
  conversation  piece 
  crosspiece 
  earpiece 
  eyepiece 
  fifty-cent  piece 
  fowling  piece 
  frontispiece 
  fur-piece 
  hairpiece 
  headpiece 
  knee  piece 
  mantelpiece 
  mantlepiece 
  masking  piece 
  masterpiece 
  mouthpiece 
  neckpiece 
  nosepiece 
  period  piece 
  piece 
  piece  de  resistance 
  piece  goods 
  piece  of  ass 
  piece  of  cake 
  piece  of  cloth 
  piece  of  eight 
  piece  of  furniture 
  piece  of  ground 
  piece  of  land 
  piece  of  leather 
  piece  of  material 
  piece  of  music 
  piece  of  paper 
  piece  of  work 
  piece  of  writing 
  piecework 
  set  piece 
  showpiece 
  tailpiece 
  three-piece  suit 
  timepiece 
  two-piece 
  two-piece  suit 
  workpiece 
 
  Overview  of  noun  piece 
 
  The  noun  piece  has  13  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (25)  piece  --  (a  separate  part  of  a  whole:  "an  important  piece  of  the  evidence") 
  2.  (15)  piece  --  (an  item  that  is  an  instance  of  some  type  "he  designed  a  new  piece  of  equipment"  or  "she  bought  a  lovely  piece  of  china") 
  3.  (8)  part  piece  --  (a  portion  of  a  natural  object;  "they  analyzed  the  river  into  three  parts";  "he  needed  a  piece  of  granite") 
  4.  (7)  musical  composition,  opus,  composition,  piece,  piece  of  music  --  (a  musical  work  that  has  been  created;  "the  composition  is  written  in  four  movements") 
  5.  (4)  piece,  bit  --  (an  instance  of  some  kind  "it  was  a  nice  piece  of  work";  "he  had  a  bit  of  good  luck") 
  6.  (2)  piece  --  (an  artistic  or  literary  composition;  "he  wrote  an  interesting  piece  on  Iran";  "the  children  acted  out  a  comic  piece  to  amuse  the  guests") 
  7.  (2)  firearm,  piece,  small-arm  --  (a  portable  gun;  "he  wore  his  firearm  in  a  shoulder  holster") 
  8.  (1)  piece,  slice  --  (a  serving  that  has  been  cut  from  a  larger  portion;  "a  piece  of  pie";  "a  slice  of  bread") 
  9.  (1)  piece  --  (a  distance;  "it  is  down  the  road  a  piece") 
  10.  (1)  piece  --  (an  object  created  by  a  sculptor;  "it  was  not  known  who  created  the  piece") 
  11.  while  piece,  spell  --  (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") 
  12.  slice,  piece  --  (a  share  of  something  "a  slice  of  the  company's  revenue") 
  13.  man,  piece  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  piece 
 
  The  verb  piece  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  patch,  piece  --  (to  join  or  unite  the  pieces  of  "patch  the  skirt") 
  2.  assemble,  piece,  put  together,  set  up  --  (make  by  putting  pieces  together;  "She  pieced  a  quilt") 
  3.  piece  --  (join  during  spinning,  as  of  broken  pieces  of  thread,  slivers,  or  rovings) 
  4.  nibble,  pick  piece  --  (eat  intermittently;  take  small  bites  of  "He  pieced  at  the  sandwich  all  morning";  "She  never  eats  a  full  meal--she  just  picks  at  the  food") 
  5.  piece,  patch  --  (repair  by  adding  pieces;  "She  pieced  the  china  cup") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  piece 
  one-piece 
  piecemeal 
  three-piece 
  two-piece 
 
  Overview  of  noun  piece 
 
  The  noun  piece  has  13  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (25)  piece  --  (a  separate  part  of  a  whole:  "an  important  piece  of  the  evidence") 
  2.  (15)  piece  --  (an  item  that  is  an  instance  of  some  type  "he  designed  a  new  piece  of  equipment"  or  "she  bought  a  lovely  piece  of  china") 
  3.  (8)  part  piece  --  (a  portion  of  a  natural  object;  "they  analyzed  the  river  into  three  parts";  "he  needed  a  piece  of  granite") 
  4.  (7)  musical  composition,  opus,  composition,  piece,  piece  of  music  --  (a  musical  work  that  has  been  created;  "the  composition  is  written  in  four  movements") 
  5.  (4)  piece,  bit  --  (an  instance  of  some  kind  "it  was  a  nice  piece  of  work";  "he  had  a  bit  of  good  luck") 
  6.  (2)  piece  --  (an  artistic  or  literary  composition;  "he  wrote  an  interesting  piece  on  Iran";  "the  children  acted  out  a  comic  piece  to  amuse  the  guests") 
  7.  (2)  firearm,  piece,  small-arm  --  (a  portable  gun;  "he  wore  his  firearm  in  a  shoulder  holster") 
  8.  (1)  piece,  slice  --  (a  serving  that  has  been  cut  from  a  larger  portion;  "a  piece  of  pie";  "a  slice  of  bread") 
  9.  (1)  piece  --  (a  distance;  "it  is  down  the  road  a  piece") 
  10.  (1)  piece  --  (an  object  created  by  a  sculptor;  "it  was  not  known  who  created  the  piece") 
  11.  while  piece,  spell  --  (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") 
  12.  slice,  piece  --  (a  share  of  something  "a  slice  of  the  company's  revenue") 
  13.  man,  piece  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  piece 
 
  The  verb  piece  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  patch,  piece  --  (to  join  or  unite  the  pieces  of  "patch  the  skirt") 
  2.  assemble,  piece,  put  together,  set  up  --  (make  by  putting  pieces  together;  "She  pieced  a  quilt") 
  3.  piece  --  (join  during  spinning,  as  of  broken  pieces  of  thread,  slivers,  or  rovings) 
  4.  nibble,  pick  piece  --  (eat  intermittently;  take  small  bites  of  "He  pieced  at  the  sandwich  all  morning";  "She  never  eats  a  full  meal--she  just  picks  at  the  food") 
  5.  piece,  patch  --  (repair  by  adding  pieces;  "She  pieced  the  china  cup") 



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