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speak one's piece

piece
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pees]
    • /spik wʌnz pis/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pees]
    • /spik wʌnz pis/

Definitions of speak one's piece words

  • noun speak one's piece a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate. 1
  • noun speak one's piece a quantity of some substance or material forming a single mass or body: a nice piece of lumber. 1
  • noun speak one's piece a more or less definite portion or quantity of a whole: to cut a blueberry pie into six pieces. 1
  • noun speak one's piece a particular length, as of certain goods prepared for the market: cloth sold by the piece. 1
  • noun speak one's piece an amount of work forming a single job: to be paid by the piece and not by the hour. 1
  • noun speak one's piece an example of workmanship, especially of artistic production, as a picture or a statue: The museum has some interesting pieces by Picasso. 1
See all 35 definitions of speak one's piece

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Origin of speak one's piece

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English pece < Old French < Gaulish *pettia; akin to Breton pez piece, Welsh, Cornish peth thing

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Parts of speech for Speak one's piece

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Speak one's piece

speak one's piece popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for speak one's piece

verb speak one's piece

  • gassed — drunk.
  • gassing — an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes.
  • hit on — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • kibitz — to act as a kibitzer.
  • kibitzing — to act as a kibitzer.
All 13 Synonyms of speak one's piece

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