- piece of work
- nouna 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
• Syn: ↑work• Hypernyms: ↑product, ↑production• Hyponyms:↑follow-up, ↑followup, ↑handicraft, ↑handcraft, ↑handiwork, ↑handwork, ↑ironwork, ↑lacework, ↑lacquerware, ↑leatherwork, ↑masterpiece, ↑chef-d'oeuvre, ↑metalwork, ↑openwork, ↑polychrome, ↑silverwork, ↑wicker, ↑wickerwork, ↑caning, ↑woodwork, ↑work in progress, ↑workpiece, ↑publication* * *
: a complicated, difficult, or eccentric person* * *
piece of work1. A task2. A fuss, ado3. A person (usu with nasty, etc)• • •Main Entry: ↑piece* * *
noun, pl pieces of work [count]chiefly US informal + often disapproving : someone who is difficult to understand : a complicated or strange personShe's a piece of work, isn't she?
Man, that guy's a real piece of work.
chiefly Brit : an unkind or unpleasant personHer boyfriend is a nasty piece of work.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.