piece
English
/piːs/
noun
Definitions
- A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- A single item belonging to a class of similar items
- (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
- A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
- An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
- An article published in the press.
- (military) An artillery gun.
- (US) A gun.
- (US) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
- (Scotland) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
- (US) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail
- (US) A shoddy or worthless object usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances.
- (US) A cannabis pipe.
- (baseball) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with got.
- (dated) An individual; a person.
- (obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.
- (US) A pacifier; a dummy.
- (colloquial) A distance.
- (rowing) A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
- An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pece derived from Old French piece derived from Latin petia derived from Gaulish *pettyā derived from Proto-Celtic *kʷesdis (piece, portion).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*kʷesdis
Gloss
piece, portion
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- T English
- T-piece English
- a English
- afterpiece English
- altar English
- altarpiece English
- apiece English
- aquafit English
- arm English
- armpiece English
- autofit English
- back English
- backfit English
- backpiece English
- bail English
- bailpiece English
- bed English
- bedpiece English
- befit English
- bitchfit English
- broad English
- broadpiece English
- catfit English
- center English
- centerpiece English
- centre English
- centrepiece English
- cheek English
- cheekpiece English
- chimney English
- chimneypiece English
- cod English
- codpiece English
- codpieced English
- codswallop English
- cone English
- conepiece English
- corner English
- cornerpiece English
- crosspiece English
- crown English
- crownpiece English
- depiece English
- ear English
- earpiece English
- earpieced English
- eye English
- eyepiece English
- eyepieced English
- face English
- facepiece English
- field English
- fieldpiece English
- fit English
- fitful English
- fitly English
- fitment English
- fitness English
- fittable English
- fitter English
- fittest English
- fitteth English
- fittie English
- fitweed English
- forepiece English
- four English
- fourpiece English
- hair English
- hairpiece English
- hand English
- handpiece English
- head English
- headfit English
- headpiece English
- heel English
- heelpiece English
- knee English
- kneepiece English
- mail English
- mailpiece English
- main English
- mainpiece English
- mantel English
- mantelpiece English
- master English
- masterpiece English
- midpiece English
- misfit English
- mistress English
- mistresspiece English
- mouth English
- mouthpiece English
- mouthpieced English
- multipiece English
- name English
- namepiece English
- neck English
- neckpiece English
- night English
- nightpiece English
- nonfit English
- nose English
- nosepiece English
- outfit English
- overfit English
- photofit English
- pieceless English
- piecemeal English
- piecemealed English
- piecen English
- piecener English
- piecer English
- pieceth English
- piecewise English
- piecewisely English
- pieceworker English
- pole English
- polepiece English
- refit English
- retrofit English
- ridge English
- ridgepiece English
- ring English
- ringpiece English
- sea English
- seapiece English
- semifit English
- shopfit English
- show English
- showpiece English
- side English
- sidepiece English
- sole English
- solepiece English
- string English
- stringpiece English
- superfit English
- tail English
- tailpiece English
- test English
- testpiece English
- thumb English
- thumbpiece English
- time English
- timepiece English
- toe English
- toepiece English
- toppiece English
- toss English
- tosspiece English
- underfit English
- unfit English
- unpiece English
- videofit English
- waterfit English
- work English
- worker English
- workpiece English
- biisi Finnish
- fitti Finnish
- *pettia Latin
- petia Latin
- pettia Latin
- fit German
- pezzo Italian
- emporte-pièce French
- pièce French
- piécette French
- пье́са Russian
- пьеса Russian
- empezar Spanish, Castilian
- pasapiezas Spanish, Castilian
- pieza Spanish, Castilian
- antipeça Portuguese
- peça Portuguese
- pjäs Swedish
- a pece Middle English
- fit Middle English
- pece Middle English
- pecemele Middle English
- anchuid Irish
- cuid Irish
- cuidigh Irish
- mórchuid Irish
- pjece Danish
- piece Old French
- peco Esperanto
- fit Icelandic
- fitfugl Icelandic
- fitjasef Icelandic
- piesă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- peth Welsh
- pethach Welsh
- pethau Welsh
- popeth Welsh
- cuit Old Irish
- pìos Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- fittur Faroese
- fit Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pjesë Albanian
- piece Middle French
- פּיעסע Yiddish
- *kʷesdis Proto-Celtic
- *kʷezdis Proto-Celtic
- fit Chinese
- biċċa Maltese
- pissa Middle Irish
- piyes Northern Kurdish
- piece xno
- *peθ Proto-Brythonic
- pisi Sranan Tongo
- *pettyā Gaulish
- pettia LL
- T
- a
- toe
- arm
- sea
- bed
- cod
- ear
- fit
- eye
- test
- four
- sole
- hair
- tail
- head
- ring
- time
- back
- knee
- show
- work
- pole
- cone
- neck
- name
- bail
- toss
- heel
- face
- side
- nose
- main
- hand
- cheek
- crown
- refit
- night
- field
- ridge
- unfit
- altar
- broad
- fitly
- befit
- mouth
- thumb
- fittie
- piecen
- fitful
- centre
- piecer
- apiece
- string
- nonfit
- corner
- outfit
- mantel
- master
- misfit
- center
- fitter
- catfit
- worker
- fitteth
- fitment
- fitweed
- shopfit
- semifit
- chimney
- headfit
- pieceth
- unpiece
- fitness
- overfit
- fittest
- depiece
- autofit
- aquafit
- T-piece
- backfit
- retrofit
- waterfit
- piecener
- mistress
- toppiece
- earpiece
- fittable
- midpiece
- videofit
- superfit
- photofit
- armpiece
- seapiece
- toepiece
- bitchfit
- codpiece
- eyepiece
- bedpiece
- underfit
- forepiece
- facepiece
- fourpiece
- hairpiece
- polepiece
- nosepiece
- showpiece
- handpiece
- piecewise
- testpiece
- backpiece
- workpiece
- conepiece
- kneepiece
- heelpiece
- namepiece
- bailpiece
- eyepieced
- headpiece
- codpieced
- neckpiece
- mainpiece
- sidepiece
- timepiece
- mailpiece
- tailpiece
- piecemeal
- earpieced
- tosspiece
- solepiece
- pieceless
- ringpiece
- fieldpiece
- nightpiece
- cheekpiece
- crownpiece
- broadpiece
- afterpiece
- mouthpiece
- altarpiece
- codswallop
- thumbpiece
- crosspiece
- multipiece
- ridgepiece
- piecewisely
- mantelpiece
- centrepiece
- stringpiece
- mouthpieced
- piecemealed
- pieceworker
- masterpiece
- centerpiece
- cornerpiece
- chimneypiece
- mistresspiece