piece, n. [scrap], swatch, clout, chunk, [slice], clipping, chip, hunk, [hunch], [fragment], fillet, shard; [essay], [article], composition; étude (Mus.).

piece, v. [patch], [repair]; augment.

pied, a. [mottled], [spotted], [piebald], [dappled], [party-colored].

pieplant, n. rhubarb.

pier, n. [wharf], [dock], jetty, [buttress].

pierce, v. transfix, [stab], impale, [gore]; [penetrate], [bore], [perforate], [drill].

pierced, a. perforated, penetrated.

piercer, n. stiletto, eyeleteer, gimlet, awl, [bodkin].

piercing, a. [penetrating], [keen], [sharp], [thrilling], [poignant].

piercing, n. [penetration], [perforation], impalement, transfixion, [boring].