Pieces — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb phrase plural noun /ˈpēs/

Meaning & Definition of Pieces

Pieces (noun)

  1. a part of a whole
  2. fragment
  3. any of the individual members comprising a unit —often used in combination

Pieces (verb)

  1. to repair, renew, or complete by adding pieces, patch
  2. to join into a whole —often used with together

Pieces (phrase)

  1. to become shattered (as in nerves or health)
  2. without reserve or restraint, completely
  3. into fragments; also, into component parts
  4. out of control
  5. to damage or destroy (something) with an explosion
  6. to separate into parts
  7. to break into parts
  8. to become ruined or destroyed
  9. to become unable to control one's emotions
  10. to try to make a situation better after something bad has happened

Pieces (plural noun)

  1. large guns that shoot over long distances
  2. small pieces
  3. things or objects of different kinds

Pieces (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete

    "a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall"

    similar: bits, fractions, fragments, scraps
    related: cantles, shreds, tatters, ends, leftovers, oddments, remainders, remnants, stubs, portions, sections, segments, chips, flakes, shards, shatters, shivers, slivers, splinters, clippings, parings, shavings, atoms, crumbs, dribbles, flecks, flyspecks, grains, granules, molecules, morsels, motes, nubbins, nuggets, particles, patches, scruples, snippets, snips, specks, tittles

  2. a literary, musical, or artistic production

    "presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart"

    similar: compositions, numbers, opera, works
    related: classics, magnum opuses, masterpieces, pièces de résistance, showpieces, models, outlines, sketches, études, canons, corpora, oeuvres

  3. a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

    "carrying a piece under his coat"

    similar: arms, firearms, guns, heat (slang), small arms
    related: derringers, forty-fives, gats (slang), handguns, pistols, revolvers, rods (slang), roscoes (slang), sidearms, six-guns, six-shooters, zip guns, self-loaders, semiautomatics, blunderbusses, breechloaders, culverins, fieldpieces, firelocks, flintlocks, harquebuses, matchlocks, muskets, rifles, shotguns, smoothbores, twenty-twos, AK-47s, assault rifles, assault weapons, automatics, carbines, machine guns, machine pistols, repeaters, submachine guns, tommy guns, spearguns

  4. something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

    "believes his piece of the profits should be higher"

    similar: allotments, allowances, cuts, ends, parts, portions, proportions, quotas, shares, slices, takes, pieces of the action
    related: lots, rations, commissions, percentages, members, partitions, sections, segments
    near: aggregates, composites, compounds, pools, sums, totalities, totals, wholes

Pieces (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to form by putting together parts or materials

    "you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth"

    similar: assembles, builds, confects, constructs, erects, fabricates, makes, makes up, puts up, raises, rears, sets up, puts together
    related: carpenters, fashions, forges, frames, hammers, handcrafts, manufactures, molds, produces, shapes, prefabricates, begins, coins, creates, generates, inaugurates, initiates, innovates, invents, originates, constitutes, establishes, fathers, founds, institutes, organizes, conceives, concocts, contrives, cooks (up), designs, devises, imagines, thinks (up), reassembles, rebuilds, reconstructs, redevelops, reedifies (British), retrofits, jerry-builds, rigs (up), throws up, combines, unites
    opposite: demounts, disassembles, dismantles, dismembers, knocks down, strikes, takes down, tears down
    near: demolishes, destroys, devastates, flattens, levels, pulls down, pulverizes, razes, ruinates, ruins, shatters, smashes, wrecks, blows up, explodes, detaches, disengages, disconnects, disjoins, disunites, divides, separates

Related Entry: Piece (noun)

Piece is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for piece, not for pieces.

  1. a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete

    "a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall"

    similar: bit, fraction, fragment, scrap
    related: cantle, shred, tatter, end, leftover, oddment, remainder, remnant, stub, portion, section, segment, chip, flake, shard, shatter, shiver, sliver, splinter, clipping, paring, shaving, atom, crumb, dribble, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, nugget, particle, patch, scruple, snip, snippet, speck, tittle

  2. a literary, musical, or artistic production

    "presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart"

    similar: composition, number, opus, work
    related: classic, magnum opus, masterpiece, pièce de résistance, showpiece, model, outline, sketch, étude, canon, corpus, oeuvre

  3. a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

    "carrying a piece under his coat"

    similar: arm, firearm, gun, heat (slang), small arm
    related: derringer, forty-five, gat (slang), handgun, pistol, revolver, rod (slang), roscoe (slang), sidearm, six-gun, six-shooter, zip gun, self-loader, semiautomatic, blunderbuss, breechloader, culverin, fieldpiece, firelock, flintlock, harquebus, matchlock, musket, rifle, shotgun, smoothbore, twenty-two, AK-47, assault rifle, assault weapon, automatic, carbine, machine gun, machine pistol, repeater, submachine gun, tommy gun, speargun

  4. something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

    "believes his piece of the profits should be higher"

    similar: allotment, allowance, cut, end, part, portion, proportion, quota, share, slice, take, piece of the action
    related: lot, ration, commission, percentage, member, partition, section, segment
    near: aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality, whole

Related Entry: Piece (verb)

Piece is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for piece, not for pieces.

  1. to form by putting together parts or materials

    "you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth"

    similar: assemble, build, confect, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, put up, raise, rear, set up, put together
    related: carpenter, fashion, forge, frame, hammer, handcraft, manufacture, mold, produce, shape, prefabricate, begin, coin, create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate, constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize, conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up), reassemble, rebuild, reconstruct, redevelop, reedify (British), retrofit, jerry-build, rig (up), throw up, combine, unite
    opposite: demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down
    near: demolish, destroy, devastate, flatten, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, ruin, ruinate, shatter, smash, wreck, blow up, explode, detach, disengage, disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, separate

Related Entry: Pieces (together) (verb)

Pieces (together) is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for pieces (together), not for pieces.

  1. as in assembles, compounds

    similar: assembles, compounds, builds, constructs, makes, redrafts, reformulates, reframes, conceives, concocts, devises, authors, indites, pens, writes, couches, expresses, phrases, states, verbalizes, words, fabricates, fashions, forms, molds, sculptures, shapes, casts, composes, crafts, drafts, draws up, formulates, frames, prepares

  2. as in figures out, works out

    similar: answers, breaks, cracks, dopes (out), figures out, puzzles (out), resolves, riddles (out), solves, unravels, unriddles, works, works out, readdresses, reanalyzes, reconceives, reconsiders, redefines, reevaluates, reexamines, reexplores, rethinks, reviews, revisits, reweighs, concludes, decides, deduces, gathers, infers, judges, reasons, clears (up), irons out, straightens (out), unscrambles, untangles, unties, reconceptualizes, reenvisions, reimagines, reduplicates, repeats, reconstructs, re-creates, re-enacts, reinvents, rehears

Related Entry: Pieces de resistance (noun)

Pieces de resistance is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for pieces de resistance, not for pieces.

  1. as in classics, masterpieces

    similar: classics, magnum opuses, masterpieces, showpieces, compositions, numbers, opera, pieces, works, models, outlines, sketches, études, canons, corpora, oeuvres

Related Entry: Pieces of cake (phrase)

Pieces of cake is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for pieces of cake, not for pieces.

  1. something that is easy to do

    "The final exam for the class was a piece of cake."

    similar: breezes, cakes, cakewalks, child's play, cinches, cream puffs, duck soup, kid stuff, picnics, pushovers, roses, snaps, walks in the park
    related: no-brainers, sitting ducks, gimmes, laughers, walkaways
    opposite: bears, beasts, chores, headaches, horror shows, killers, labors, murders, pains, sticky wickets, stinkers (slang)
    near: brainteasers, posers, stumpers, toughies, bothers, nuisances, troubles

Related Entry: Pieces of the action (phrase)

Pieces of the action is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for pieces of the action, not for pieces.

  1. something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

    "An early investor who demanded a piece of the action in the founding of the company"

    similar: allotments, allowances, cuts, ends, parts, pieces, portions, proportions, quotas, shares, slices, takes
    related: lots, rations, commissions, percentages, members, partitions, sections, segments
    near: aggregates, composites, compounds, pools, sums, totalities, totals, wholes

Related Entry: Pieces of work (phrase)

Pieces of work is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for pieces of work, not for pieces.

  1. a person of odd or whimsical habits

    "My grandmother was a real piece of work who intimidated even the local enforcements officers."

    similar: characters, codgers, crackbrains, crackpots, cracks, cranks, eccentrics, flakes, fruitcakes, head cases, kooks, nutcases, nuts, nutters (British slang), oddballs, oddities, originals, quizzes, screwballs, weirdos, zanies, odd ducks
    related: bohemians, mavericks, nonconformists, quixotes, coots, geezers, curios, rarities, freaks, fantasticoes, fantasts
    near: conformers, conformists, followers, sheep

Related Entry: Go to pieces (phrase)

Go to pieces is a different word from Pieces. The synonyms below are for go to pieces, not for pieces.

  1. to yield to mental or emotional stress

    "After the breakup of his marriage he completely went to pieces."

    similar: break down, break up, crack, flip (out) (slang), freak (out), melt down, wig (out) (slang), blow one's cool, fall apart, go off the deep end, lose it
    related: choke

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Pieces

The most common words with a similar meaning to Pieces:

Slang: heat
bits, fractions, fragments, scraps, compositions, numbers, opera, works, arms, firearms, guns, small arms, allotments, allowances, cuts, ends, parts, portions, proportions, quotas, shares, slices, takes, pieces of the action, assembles, builds, confects, constructs, erects, fabricates, makes, makes up, puts up, raises, rears, sets up, puts together

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Pieces

Words with the opposite meaning of Pieces:

demounts, disassembles, dismantles, dismembers, knocks down, strikes, takes down, tears down

Related Words for Pieces

cantles, shreds, tatters, leftovers, oddments, remainders, remnants, stubs, sections, segments, chips, flakes, shards, shatters, shivers, slivers, splinters, clippings, parings, shavings, atoms, crumbs, dribbles, flecks, flyspecks, grains, granules, molecules, morsels, motes

Near Antonyms of Pieces

aggregates, composites, compounds, pools, sums, totalities, totals, wholes, demolishes, destroys, devastates, flattens, levels, pulls down, pulverizes, razes, ruinates, ruins, shatters, smashes, wrecks, blows up, explodes, detaches, disengages, disconnects, disjoins, disunites, divides, separates

Word Forms of Pieces

Inflections: pieced, piecing

Derived words: piecer (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Pieces

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, of Gaulish origin; akin to Welsh peth thing

First known use: 13th century

Words & Phrases Containing Pieces

go to pieces, to pieces, artillery pieces, bits and pieces, blow to pieces, come to pieces, fall to pieces, pick up the pieces

Frequently Asked Questions about Pieces

What does "Pieces" mean?

"Pieces" means a part of a whole. As an a noun, a verb, a phrase and a plural noun, it is defined as: a part of a whole. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Pieces"?

Other words for "Pieces" include bits, fractions, fragments, scraps, compositions, numbers, opera and works. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Pieces" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Pieces"?

There are 178 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Pieces". Common alternatives include bits, fractions, fragments, scraps, compositions, numbers, opera, works, arms and firearms.

What is the opposite of "Pieces"?

Antonyms of "Pieces" include demounts, disassembles, dismantles, dismembers, knocks down, strikes, takes down and tears down. Near antonyms include aggregates, composites, compounds and pools.

How do you use "Pieces" in a sentence?

Examples of "Pieces" in a sentence: "a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall"; "presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart"; "carrying a piece under his coat".

Is "Pieces" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Pieces" can be used as a noun, a verb, a phrase and a plural noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Pieces"?

"Pieces" is pronounced /ˈpēs/.

What is the origin of the word "Pieces"?

"Pieces" comes from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, of Gaulish origin; akin to Welsh peth thing. First known use: 13th century.