pieces
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Pieces are parts of something that has been divided, broken, or separated: The vase shattered into pieces.
A piece of something is a portion or segment: a piece of cake, a piece of advice.
Pieces also names the individual units in board games like chess or checkers.
To go to pieces is to fall apart emotionally.
To pick up the pieces is to recover after disaster.
Broken fragments of brittle material
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- crumbsSmall food fragments
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
chips · slivers · chunks · smithereens · remnants · debris · morsels · flakes
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- fittingSuitable or proper
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- cornersWhere edges converge
completion · assembly · missing · picture · solution · challenge · patience · tabletop
Mosaic's constituent pieces
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- assemblageCollected group of things
montage · tessellation · grout · pattern · arrangement · composite · patchwork · intarsia
Heavy woven cloth
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
exhibition · collection · installation · composition · abstract · figurative · watercolor · acrylic
Arranged elements forming whole
- movementChange in position
- recitalSolo musical performance
- performanceCarrying out a task
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
solo · duet · ensemble · orchestral · concerto · sonata · etude · nocturne
Divided by cutting
- dividedSeparated into portions
- sectionedDivided into portions
- choppedCut into pieces
- carvedCut to create form
diced · cubed · quartered · halved · cut · serving · portion · share
Unwitting tool of another
- rookChess piece or corvid
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- queenMost powerful chess piece
king · captured · moved · positioned · sacrificed · exchanged · advanced · threatened
shards
Broken fragments of brittle material
splinters · chips · slivers · chunks · smithereens · remnants · debris · morsels · flakes · rubble
jigsaw
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- fittingSuitable or proper
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
corners · completion · assembly · missing · picture · solution · challenge · patience · tabletop · boxed
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
assemblage · montage · tessellation · grout · pattern · arrangement · composite · patchwork · intarsia · marquetry
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
gallery · exhibition · collection · installation · composition · abstract · figurative · watercolor · acrylic · curator
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
- movementChange in position
- recitalSolo musical performance
- performanceCarrying out a task
repertoire · solo · duet · ensemble · orchestral · concerto · sonata · etude · nocturne · arranged
sliced
Divided by cutting
carved · diced · cubed · quartered · halved · cut · serving · portion · share · slice
pawn
Unwitting tool of another
queen · king · captured · moved · positioned · sacrificed · exchanged · advanced · threatened · protected
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- componentsparts, part, elements, element, components
- divisionssection, sections, segment, segments, subdivision
- game piecestokens, token, chips, counters, pawns
- parts of a wholeparts, chapters, sections, segments, episode
- puzzle game termstiles, blocks, grid, board, clues
piecesintact
Not damaged or altered
whole · unbroken · undamaged · complete · unshattered
piecesassembles
Brings components together
constructs · builds · puts together · unifies · combines
- piece of cakeIdiomatic easy task
- piece of paperOne flat sheet
- in piecesFragmented into parts
- pieces of the pieAllocated portions of whole
- to piecesInto separate fragments
- fall to piecesFragment completely, lose cohesion
piece, masterpiece, piecing, apiece, pieced, piecemeal, piece of cake, piece of work, piecework