(n)piece, partan item that is an instance of some type“he designed a new piece of equipment”, “she bought a lovely piece of china”, “my dog swallowed a Lego part”
(n)while, piece, spell, patcha 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”
(n)man, piecegame 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”