Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) piece (a separate part of a whole) "an important piece of the evidence"
S: (n) piece, part (an item that is an instance of some type) "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; "my dog swallowed a Lego part"
S: (n) part, piece (a portion of a natural object) "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
S: (n) piece, bit (an instance of some kind) "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
S: (n) piece (an artistic or literary composition) "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
S: (n) firearm, piece, small-arm (a portable gun) "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
S: (n) piece, slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion) "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
S: (n) piece (a distance) "it is down the road a piece"
S: (n) objet d'art, art object, piece (a work of art of some artistic value) "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
S: (n) while, piece, spell, patch (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"
S: (n) slice, piece (a share of something) "a slice of the company's revenue"
S: (n) man, 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"
Verb
S: (v) patch, piece (to join or unite the pieces of) "patch the skirt"
S: (v) ply (join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding) "ply fabric"
S: (v) close up, close (unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of) "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"
S: (v) anastomose, inosculate (cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis) "anastomose blood vessels"
S: (v) match, mate, couple, pair, twin (bring two objects, ideas, or people together) "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
S: (v) reproduce, procreate, multiply (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant) "The Bible tells people to procreate"; "These bacteria reproduce"
S: (v) re-create (create anew) "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
S: (v) grind (created by grinding) "grind designs into the glass bowl"
S: (v) generate, bring forth (bring into existence) "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
S: (v) give, yield (cause to happen or be responsible for) "His two singles gave the team the victory"
S: (v) bring, work, play, wreak, make for (cause to happen or to occur as a consequence) "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
S: (v) call up, summon (cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively) "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"
S: (v) construct, build, make (make by combining materials and parts) "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
S: (v) build, establish (build or establish something abstract) "build a reputation"
S: (v) produce, bring about, give rise (cause to happen, occur or exist) "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
S: (v) press (create by pressing) "Press little holes into the soft clay"
S: (v) prepare (to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery) "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
S: (v) cut (form or shape by cutting or incising) "cut paper dolls"
S: (v) cut (form by probing, penetrating, or digging) "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
S: (v) raise (create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise) "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
S: (v) beat (make by pounding or trampling) "beat a path through the forest"
S: (v) chop (form or shape by chopping) "chop a hole in the ground"
S: (v) manufacture (create or produce in a mechanical way) "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"
S: (v) piece (join during spinning) "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
S: (v) nibble, pick, piece (eat intermittently; take small bites of) "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
S: (v) piece, patch (repair by adding pieces) "She pieced the china cup"