Piece
Piece noun - A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
Usage example: I need to rest for a piece
Spell
Spell noun - A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
Usage example: a spell of good weather
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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By comparison, one of her students prefers a teleport spell that sucks her piece-by-piece through Hell.
Source: Void Between the Worlds - The spell does two things: when cast, it will turn a single piece of iron ore into silver, or a piece of silver ore into gold.
Source: Game Breaker / The Elder Scrolls -
Another example (though it doesn't spell it out as clearly) is an episode where Spongebob manages to have lots of fun with only a piece of paper Squidward discarded.
Source: Mr. Imagination
Cite this Source
Spell and Piece. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/piece/spell
Piece & Spell. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/piece/spell>.
Spell or Piece. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/piece/spell.
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