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ˈnɪbəl ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ) ˈəʊpəs pɑːt pɑɹt pɐːt pɪk piːs piːs slaɪs ʍaɪl 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 join during spinning piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings to join or unite the pieces of patch the skirt create by putting components or members together She pieced a quilt He tacked together some verses They set up a committee a portable gun he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster 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 a work of art of some artistic value this store sells only objets d'art it is not known who created this piece a separate part of a whole an important piece of the evidence an 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 a distance it is down the road a piece an artistic or literary composition he wrote an interesting piece on Iran the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests a musical work that has been created the composition is written in four movements an instance of some kind it was a nice piece of work he had a bit of good luck a serving that has been cut from a larger portion a piece of pie a slice of bread a portion of a natural object they analyzed the river into three parts he needed a piece of granite 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