Chief and Piece

Chief

Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son

Piece is an antonym for chief.

Nearby Word: chiefly

Piece

Piece noun - A broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete.

Chief is an antonym for piece.

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

How words are described

old old chief old piece
original original chief original piece
nasty nasty chief nasty piece
actual actual chief actual piece
Other adjectives: real, little, famous, new, next, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • Then Damon Gant, the police chief whose safe you took this evidence from, says he knows you have a piece of evidence, wouldn't you like to show it to the court?
  • Actually, I Am Him As he was about to ride off, he turned to the pompous corporal and quietly said, "The next time you have a piece of timber for your men to handle, corporal, send for your commander-in-chief."
  • The idea is played for laughs in this piece, the chief conceit of which is that by the year 2110, there is an academic discipline devoted to the study of Kesha's music.
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