piece

noun
pēs

A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.

Example

“I’d like another piece of pie.”

Other meanings

A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
“a piece of machinery”
One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.

Kinds of piece

beam
scrap
fragment
spindle

Example sentences

“This board game is missing a few pieces.”
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“This is just one piece of it.”
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“Are you working on an art piece?”
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Word history

From Latin "petia".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “piece” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.