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

Wiktionary
  • 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”

Oxford Dictionary

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