Piece vs. Nos — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Piece and Nos
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Piece
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
Nos
Plural of no
Piece
A written, musical, or artistic creation
A haunting piece of music
Nos
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Piece
An instance or example
A crucial piece of evidence
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Nos
(countable) nitrous oxide system
Piece
A coin of specified value
A 10p piece
Nos
(uncountable) nitrous oxide
Piece
A figure or token used to make moves in a board game
A chess piece
Piece
A firearm.
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Piece
A woman.
Piece
A sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack.
Piece
Assemble something from parts or pieces
The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones
Piece
Extend something
His coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life
Piece
Patch (something)
If it be broken it must be pieced
Piece
A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion
A piece of string.
Piece
A portion or part that has been separated from a whole
A piece of pie.
Piece
An object that is one member of a group or class
A piece of furniture.
Piece
An artistic, musical, or literary work or composition
"They are lively and well-plotted pieces, both in prose" (Tucker Brooke).
Piece
An instance; a specimen
A piece of sheer folly.
Piece
What one has to say about something; an opinion
Speak one's piece.
Piece
A coin
A ten-cent piece.
Piece
One of the counters or figures used in playing various board games.
Piece
Any one of the chess figures other than a pawn.
Piece
(Slang) A firearm, especially a rifle.
Piece
(Informal) A given distance
"There was farm country down the road on the right a piece" (James Agee).
Piece
To mend by adding pieces or a piece to
Piece a dress.
Piece
To join or unite the pieces of
He pieced together the vase. She pieced together an account of what had gone on during the stormy meeting.
Piece
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
I’d like another piece of pie.
I've lost a piece of this jigsaw puzzle.
Piece
A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
A piece of machinery
A piece of software
A useful piece of advice
Piece
(chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
Piece
A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
A sixpenny piece
Piece
An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.
Piece
An article published in the press.
Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research.
Piece
(military) An artillery gun.
Piece
A gun.
He's packin' a piece!
Piece
A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
The announcer is wearing a new piece.
Piece
A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
Piece
A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
I got a piece at lunchtime.
Piece
A shoddy or worthless object usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances.
Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow.
Piece
A cannabis pipe.
Piece
Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.
He got a piece of that one;
She got a piece of the ball...and it's going foul.
Piece
An individual; a person.
Piece
(obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.
Piece
(US) A pacifier; a dummy.
Piece
(colloquial) A distance.
A far piece
Located a fair piece away from their camp
A fair piece off
Piece
(rowing) A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.
That last piece was torture.
Piece
An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
Piece
(slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.
Piece
To assemble (something real or figurative).
These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.
Piece
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
To piece a garment
Piece
(slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
Piece
A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces.
Bring it out piece by piece.
Piece
A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.
Piece
Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series; a definite performance
Piece
An individual; - applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt.
Thy mother was a piece of virtue.
His own spirit is as unsettled a piece as there is in all the world.
Piece
One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn.
Piece
A castle; a fortified building.
Piece
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; - often with out.
Piece
To unite; to join; to combine.
His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him.
Piece
To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.
Piece
A separate part of a whole;
An important piece of the evidence
Piece
An item that is an instance of some type;
He designed a new piece of equipment
She bought a lovely piece of china
Piece
A portion of a natural object;
They analyzed the river into three parts
He needed a piece of granite
Piece
A musical work that has been created;
The composition is written in four movements
Piece
An instance of some kind;
It was a nice piece of work
He had a bit of good luck
Piece
An artistic or literary composition;
He wrote an interesting piece on Iran
The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests
Piece
A portable gun;
He wore his firearm in a shoulder holster
Piece
A serving that has been cut from a larger portion;
A piece of pie
A slice of bread
Piece
A distance;
It is down the road a piece
Piece
A work of art of some artistic value;
This store sells only objets d'art
It is not known who created this piece
Piece
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
Piece
A share of something;
A slice of the company's revenue
Piece
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
Piece
To join or unite the pieces of;
Patch the skirt
Piece
Make by putting pieces together;
She pieced a quilt
He tacked together some verses
Piece
Join during spinning;
Piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings
Piece
Eat intermittently; take small bites of;
He pieced at the sandwich all morning
She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
Piece
Repair by adding pieces;
She pieced the china cup
