Definitions

pieces

[pees-siz] / ˈpis sɪz /

NOUN

debris

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detritus junk remains rubbish rubble trash wreck wreckage

STRONG

bits crap dregs dross fragments garbage offal refuse riffraff ruins

Antonyms

STRONGEST

belongings possessions

NOUN

trash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debris droppings junk litter residue rubbish rubble sediment waste

STRONG

dregs dross excess filth fragments leavings oddments offal refuse rummage scourings scrap scraps scum shavings sweepings

WEAK

odds and ends

Antonyms

STRONGEST

possessions

WEAK

assets valuables

Example Sentences

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You just file two separate pieces of paper.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The plump, bone-in chicken pieces felt bigger than what I got at my last visit to a Buffalo Wild Wings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“We chose two pieces of wood, and it turned out they almost nested,” Blackman says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s one of the soundest pieces of investing advice: “Time in the market beats timing the market.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

How had she made a hundred pieces of frybread and not even tasted it?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith