peace vs piece
Definitions
noun
- a treaty to cease hostilities
- the absence of mental stress or anxiety
- the general security of public places
- the state prevailing during the absence of war
- harmonious relations; freedom from disputes
Examples
I can say with certainty that a lot of arms shipments have arrived during this peace period.
A letter to his wife in 1847 tells of a visit to the Brights at Rochdale; how 'John and I discorded in our views not a little', and how 'I shook peaceable Brightdom as with
She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace.
Definitions
noun
- a musical work that has been created
- a share of something
- an artistic or literary composition
- a portable gun
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
verb
- create by putting components or members together
- to join or unite the pieces of
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
- repair by adding pieces
- join during spinning
Examples
He did his final piece of serious work on Tuesday morning, which was grand, and we have just kept him ticking over with a couple of canters.
Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified.
A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell.
