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a portable gun
he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster
(noun) man
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
he taught me to set up the men on the chess board; he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage
(noun) objet d'art, art object
a work of art of some artistic value
this store sells only objets d'art; it is not known who created this piece
(noun) piece of music, opus, musical composition, composition
a musical work that has been created
the composition is written in four movements
(noun) bit
an instance of some kind
it was a nice piece of work; he had a bit of good luck
(noun) slice
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
a piece of pie; a slice of bread
(noun) part
a portion of a natural object
they analyzed the river into three parts; he needed a piece of granite
(noun) slice
a share of something
a slice of the company's revenue
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
he was here for a little while; I need to rest for a piece; a spell of good weather; a patch of bad weather
(verb) patch
repair by adding pieces
She pieced the china cup
eat intermittently; take small bites of
He pieced at the sandwich all morning; She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
(verb) patch
to join or unite the pieces of
patch the skirt
(verb) set up, assemble, tack, tack together, put together
create by putting components or members together
She pieced a quilt; He tacked together some verses; They set up a committee