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Definition of work-piece in English English dictionary

piece of work
A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft

Dead Man Walking” is a powerful and intelligent piece of work.

piece of work
A person who has a strong and unusual personality, especially one with seriously unpleasant character flaws (e.g. a nasty piece of work)

Known as Pixie for his fresh looks, and Dr Death for his cold stare of disapproval, Rudd was said to have few friends in Canberra. Former Labor leaders Paul Keating and Mark Latham described him, respectively, as a menace and a terrible piece of work.

piece work
work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked
piece of work
(deyim) A person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one
piece of work
(deyim) A person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one.- He's a very tough piece of work
one-piece work
block, object that is made from one piece
piece of work
a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
workpiece
The piece of material upon which manufacturing operations are performed until it duplicates the engineering model
workpiece
work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
workpiece
in machining, woodworking, etc., the raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations
workpiece
{i} item processed by tools or machinery; item in the process of manufacture
workpiece
This is the board or component which is to be worked, machined, drilled, sanded, or routed