Piece vs. Peice: What’s the Difference?
Piece (noun)
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
“I’d like another piece of pie.”
Piece (noun)
A single item belonging to a class of similar items
“a piece of machinery”
“a piece of software”
“A useful piece of advice”
Piece (noun)
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.
Piece (noun)
A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
“a sixpenny piece”
Piece (noun)
An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
“Thesaurus:musical composition”
“She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.”
Piece (noun)
An artillery gun.
Piece (noun)
A gun.
“He’s packin’ a piece!”
Piece (noun)
A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
“The announcer is wearing a new piece.”
Piece (noun)
A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
Piece (noun)
A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail
“I got a piece at lunchtime.”
Piece (noun)
A shoddy or worthless object usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances.
“Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I’m taking it back to the store tomorrow.”
Piece (noun)
A cannabis pipe.
Piece (noun)
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.
“he got a piece of that one;”
“she got a piece of the ball…and it’s going foul.”
Piece (noun)
An individual; a person.
Piece (noun)
A castle; a fortified building.
Piece (noun)
A pacifier.
“Thesaurus:pacifier”
Piece (noun)
A distance.
“a far piece”
“located a fair piece away from their camp”
“a fair piece off”
Piece (noun)
A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
“At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.”
“That last piece was torture.”
Piece (verb)
}} To assemble (something real or figurative).
“These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.”
Piece (verb)
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
“to piece a garment”
Piece (verb)
To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
Peice (noun)
misspelling of piece
Piece (noun)
a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole
“a piece of cheese”
“the dish lay in pieces on the floor”
Piece (noun)
an item used in constructing something
“take a car to pieces”
Piece (noun)
an item forming part of a set
“a piece of luggage”
Piece (noun)
a financial share
“each employee owns a piece of the company”
Piece (noun)
a written, musical, or artistic creation
“a haunting piece of music”
Piece (noun)
an instance or example
“a crucial piece of evidence”
Piece (noun)
a coin of specified value
“a 10p piece”
Piece (noun)
a figure or token used to make moves in a board game
“a chess piece”
Piece (noun)
a king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook, as opposed to a pawn
“indicate which piece or pawn is taken”
Piece (noun)
a firearm.
Piece (noun)
a woman.
Piece (noun)
a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack.
Piece (verb)
assemble something from parts or pieces
“the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones”
Piece (verb)
slowly make sense of something from separate pieces of evidence
“Daniel had pieced the story together from the radio”
Piece (verb)
extend something
“his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life”
Piece (verb)
patch (something)
“if it be broken it must be pieced”
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