Piece
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. A single item belonging to a class of similar items: as, for example, a piece of machinery, a piece of software. One of the small objects played in board games, eg a pawn or a draught. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc. (plural) sandwiches, packed lunch. A sexual encounter. A gun. An artillery gun. A cannabis pipe. (short for "piece of crap") a shoddy or worthless object, usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances. (short for hairpiece) a toupee or wig
Part of speech: verb
Definition: (usually with "together"): To reassemble something (real or metaphorically.)
Example sentence: Sunlight fell upon the wall; the wall received a borrowed splendor. Why set your heart on a piece of earth, O simple one? Seek out the source which shines forever.
Patch
Part of speech: proper noun
Definition: The program that updates old versions of files, based on a record of differences with the newer versions.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole.A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty.A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.A small area, a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn.A period of time.A fit.A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.A file describing changes made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug. A patch file, a file used for input to a patch program.An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin; the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.(Often patch cable, patch cord etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat.To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces fastened on.To repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house.To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches.To make of pieces or patches like a quilt.To repair as with patches.To arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; – generally with up; as, to patch up a truce.To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:# To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.# To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
Example sentence: There's nothing worse than trying to patch something or make do. If there wasn't something there in the beginning, it won't be there at the end.