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

a written, musical, or artistic creation

a haunting piece of music

an instance or example

a crucial piece of evidence

a coin of specified value

a 10p piece

a figure or token used to make moves in a board game

a chess piece

a firearm

a woman

a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack

assemble something from parts or pieces

the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

extend something

his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life

patch (something)

if it be broken it must be pieced