piece synonyms

piece

n.

  1. Part

    portion, share, section, bit, slice, division, part, item, lump, hunk, scrap, interest, lot, cut, allotment, end, remnant, quota, percentage, dole; see also part 1.

  2. Work of art

    study, composition, creation; see art 2.

  3. Musical, literary, or theatrical composition

    suite, orchestration, production, opus, song, aria, harmonization, study, arrangement, treatise, exposition, sketch, play, novel, thesis, dissertation, discourse, discussion, treatment, essay, causerie, article, paper, memoir, descant, homily, poem, theme, monograph, commentary, review, paragraph, criticism, play, drama, melodrama, pageant, monologue, opera, ballet; see also composition 2, 4.

  4. Theatrical role

    part, lines, bit*; see part 3.

go to pieces

  1. come apart, fall apart, break up, fail; see break down 3.

  2. *quit, collapse, lose control;

speak one's piece

air one's opinions, talk, reveal; see tell 1. See syn. study at part.

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