Clause and Piece

Clause

Clause noun - A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).

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Piece and clause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piece" instead a noun "Clause".

Nearby Word: clausal

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

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Clause and piece are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clause" instead a noun "Piece".

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

special	special clause	special piece
exact	exact clause	exact piece
similar	similar clause	similar piece
specific	specific clause	specific piece
Other adjectives: short, certain, standard, original, entire, obscure, huge, tiny, ancient, new, unique, missing, final, extra, last.

The clause could have been avoided by making the film a period piece, but then Walter Hill would probably not have been able to introduce the various fantastical elements that ultimately define the film.

Source: Film / The Warriors
Curse Escape Clause: Return all of the Aztec gold pieces to the chest, along with a blood sacrifice from each person who took a piece (or a blood relative of the person), and the curse is broken.

Source: Film / Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Santa Clause got in a little bit of trouble when Scott sarcastically identifies a phone number on a piece of paper as 1-800-SPANK-ME, which turned out to be an actual phone sex hotline.

Source: Phone Word

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