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piece of work
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piece of work
a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency…
piece of work meaning(s)
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- (n) a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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- Whittaker Chambers was mostly right about communism and Alger Hiss, but he was a nasty piece of work and no one likes a snitch.
- God knows this decision is an ingenious, not to say hilarious, piece of work.
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piece of writing
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet…
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piece-dye
dye after weaving
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piecemeal
/ˈpis ˌmil/
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one thing at a time
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piecework
/ˈpi ˌswɜrk/
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work paid for according to the quantity produced
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pied
/ˈpaɪd/
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having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
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pied lemming
North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
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pied piper
a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom)
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pied piper of hamelin
the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by…
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pied-a-terre
lodging for occasional or secondary use
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pied-billed grebe
American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill
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piedmont
/ˈpid ˌmɑnt/
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the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains:…
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piedmont glacier
a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers…
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piedmont type of glacier
a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley…
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pieds-a-terre
lodging for occasional or secondary use
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piemonte
the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
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pieplant
long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
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pier
/ˈpɪr/
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a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides…
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pier arch
an arch supported on piers
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pier glass
a large mirror between two windows
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pier luigi nervi
Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete…
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pier mirror
a large mirror between two windows
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pier table
a low table set below a pier glass
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pierce
/ˈpɪrs/
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14th President of the United States (1804-1869)