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(from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece)
Full Definition of piece
1: a part of a whole: as
a : fragment <pieces of broken glass>
b : any of the individual members comprising a unit —often used in combination <a five-piece band> <a three-piece suit>
c : portion, allocation <a piece of the jackpot>
2: an object or individual regarded as a unit of a kind or class <a piece of fruit>
3: a usually unspecified distance <down the road a piece>
4: a standard quantity (as of length, weight, or size) in which something is made or sold
5: a literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical composition
6: firearm
7: coin; also : token
8: a movable object used in playing a board game; specifically : a chessman other than a pawn
Full Definition of work
1: activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:
a : sustained physical or mental effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result
b : the labor, task, or duty that is one's accustomed means of livelihood
c : a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity
2a : energy expended by natural phenomena
b : the result of such energy <sand dunes are the work of sea and wind>
c : the transference of energy that is produced by the motion of the point of application of a force and is measured by multiplying the force and the displacement of its point of application in the line of action
3a : something that results from a particular manner or method of working, operating, or devising <careful police work> <clever camera work>
b : something that results from the use or fashioning of a particular material <porcelain work>
A Piece, A Work
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