| AFTERPIECE | • afterpiece n. (Now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment… • afterpiece n. (Nautical) The heel of a rudder. • AFTERPIECE n. a minor piece after a play. |
| ALTARPIECE | • altarpiece n. A work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church. • ALTARPIECE n. a work of art that decorates the space above and behind an altar. |
| BROADPIECE | • broadpiece n. (Historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus. • BROADPIECE n. an old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus. |
| CHEEKPIECE | • cheekpiece n. A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek. • CHEEKPIECE n. the part of a helmet, bridle etc. covering the cheek. |
| CHESSPIECE | • chesspiece n. (Chess) Alternative spelling of chess piece. • chess-piece n. Alternative spelling of chesspiece. • chess␣piece n. (Chess) Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess. |
| CROSSPIECE | • crosspiece n. A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something. • crosspiece n. (Nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with… • CROSSPIECE n. a piece of material of any kind crossing another. |
| CROWNPIECE | • crownpiece n. A strap in the bridle that goes over the horse’s head just behind the animal’s ears. • CROWNPIECE n. the strap of a bridle that goes over a horse's head behind the ears. |
| FIELDPIECE | • fieldpiece n. A mobile artillery piece, i.e. gun or howitzer, for use in the field. • FIELDPIECE n. a cannon or piece of artillery used in the field of battle. |
| GRANDNIECE | • grandniece n. A granddaughter of one’s sibling; a daughter of one’s nephew or niece. (Brother’s granddaughter: fraternal… • GRANDNIECE n. the granddaughter of one's brother or sister. |
| MOUSEPIECE | • MOUSEPIECE n. (dialect) part of a hindleg of beef, next to the round. |
| MOUTHPIECE | • mouthpiece n. A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially… • mouthpiece n. A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else. • mouthpiece n. (Slang) A lawyer for the defense. |
| MULTIPIECE | • multipiece adj. Comprising more than one piece. • MULTIPIECE adj. having many pieces. |
| NIGHTPIECE | • nightpiece n. A picture or literary description of a night-time scene. • nightpiece n. A painting best viewed by artificial light. • NIGHTPIECE n. a work of art describing a night scene. |
| SHANKPIECE | • SHANKPIECE n. an arch support. |
| THINKPIECE | • thinkpiece n. Alternative form of think piece. • think␣piece n. (Often derogatory) An in-depth article that discusses a topic thoroughly and elaborates the writer’s… • THINKPIECE n. a journalistic piece designed to provoke thought. |
| THUMBPIECE | • thumbpiece n. Part of an object to accommodate a person’s thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard. • THUMBPIECE n. a piece that is pressed by the thumb or receives the thumb. |