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: We build our legacy piece by piece, and maybe the whole world will remember you or maybe just a couple of people, but you do what you can to make sure you're still around after you're gone.
Slice
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cut into slices.To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which is thin and broad.A thin, broad piece cut off.A piece of pizza.A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.A broad, thin piece of plaster.A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.A salver, platter, or tray.A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.A removable sliding bottom to galley.A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, drawA class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.
Example sentence: Sometimes the very best of all summer books is a blank notebook. Get one big enough, and you can practice sketching the lemon slice in your drink or the hot lifeguard on the beach or the vista down the hill from your cabin.