folly foolery tomfoolery craziness lunacy indulgence | foolish or senseless behavior |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
c fuck fucking screw screwing ass nooky nookie piece of ass piece of tail roll in the hay shag shtup ff | slang for sexual intercourse |
bikini two-piece | a woman's very brief bathing suit |
chessman chess piece | any of white and black pieces used in playing the game of chess |
collector's item showpiece piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
fowling piece | a light shotgun used for fowling |
furniture piece of furniture article of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy, they had too much furniture for the small apartment, there was only one piece of furniture in the room |
fur-piece | a neckpiece made of fur |
knee piece | armor plate that protects the knee |
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 |
masking piece masking | scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen |
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 |
period piece | any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period |
piece | a separate part of a whole, an important piece of the evidence |
piece | an item that is an instance of some type, he designed a new piece of equipment, she bought a lovely piece of china, |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather |
set piece | a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting |
three-piece suit | a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers |
two-piece two-piece suit lounge suit | a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers |
work piece of work | a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing, it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination, erosion is the work of wind or water over time |
yard goods piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
piece | a distance, it is down the road a piece |
conversation piece | something interesting that stimulates conversation |
sheet piece of paper sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
piece | an artistic or literary composition, he wrote an interesting piece on Iran, the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests |
think piece | an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts |
writing written material piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
musical composition opus composition piece piece of music | a musical work that has been created, the composition is written in four movements |
piece bit | an instance of some kind, it was a nice piece of work, he had a bit of good luck |
piece de resistance | the most important dish of a meal |
piece slice | a serving that has been cut from a larger portion, a piece of pie, a slice of bread |
tract piece of land piece of ground parcel of land parcel | an extended area of land |
part piece | a portion of a natural object, they analyzed the river into three parts, he needed a piece of granite |
slice piece | a share of something, a slice of the company's revenue |
piece of eight | an old silver Spanish coin, worth reales |
half dollar fiftyent piece | a United States coin worth half of a dollar |
lunacy madness insaneness | obsolete terms for legal insanity |
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 |
piece patch | repair by adding pieces, She pieced the china cup |
piece-dye | dye after weaving |
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 |
piece | join during spinning, piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings |
patch piece | to join or unite the pieces of, patch the skirt |
assemble piece put together set up tack tack together | create by putting components or members together, She pieced a quilt, He tacked together some verses, They set up a committee |
one-piece | (of clothing) consisting of or fashioned in a single whole piece, a one-piece garment |
two-piece | (of clothing) made in or consisting of two parts or pieces, a two-piece swimsuit |
three-piece | (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or pieces, the standard three-piece business suit, jacket and trousers and vest |