pieces
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
An inflected form of piece · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,412 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,045 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a separate part of a whole an important piece of the evidence
- an item that is an instance of some type also: part he designed a new piece of equipmentshe bought a lovely piece of china
- a portion of a natural object also: part they analyzed the river into three partshe needed a piece of granite
- a musical work that has been created also: musical composition, opus, composition, piece of music the composition is written in four movements
- an instance of some kind also: bit it was a nice piece of workhe had a bit of good luck
- an artistic or literary composition he wrote an interesting piece on Iranthe children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests
pieces in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He also gave me 60 pieces for my boy Xury.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Mme. Favoral adding to this a few five-franc pieces, Maxence declared himself entirely satisfied.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Oh, I pray for them: The violent thunder is adored by those Are pasht in pieces by it.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Curiosity seekers have carried away already all that was left of the memorable event, even to pieces of charcoal.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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As soon as they entered the temples of sacrifice the idols were overthrown with a breath, and were broken to pieces.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1