piece vs 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
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.
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.
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.
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
In wartime, heroes come into being in times of crisis; in peacetime, they come into existence by doing trifles in everyday life.
