The difference between Part and Piece
When used as nouns, part means a fraction of a whole, whereas piece means a part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
When used as verbs, part means to leave someone's company, whereas piece means }} to assemble (something real or figurative).
Part is also adverb with the meaning: partly.
Part is also adjective with the meaning: fractional.
check bellow for the other definitions of Part and Piece
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Part as a noun (math, dated):
A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole. A distinct element of something larger. A group inside a larger group. Share, especially of a profit. A unit of relative proportion in a mixture. 3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink. A section of a document. A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region. A factor. A room in a public building, especially a courtroom.
Examples:
"Gaul is divided into three parts."
"The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle."
"I want my part of the bounty."
"The mixture comprises one part sodium hydroxide and ten parts water."
"Please turn to Part I, Chapter 2."
"3 is a part of 12."
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Part as a noun (music):
Duty; responsibility. Position or role (especially in a play). The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece. Each of two contrasting sides of an argument, debate etc.; "hand".
Examples:
"to do one’s part'"
"We all have a part to play."
"The first violin part in this concerto is very challenging."
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Part as a noun (US):
The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
Examples:
"The part of his hair was slightly to the left."
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Part as a noun (Judaism):
In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
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Part as a noun:
A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
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Part as a verb (intransitive):
To leave someone's company; to go way; to die; to get rid of something, stop using it.
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Part as a verb:
To cut hair with a parting; shed.
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Part as a verb (transitive):
To divide in two.
Examples:
"to part the curtains"
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Part as a verb (intransitive):
To be divided in two or separated; shed.
Examples:
"A rope parts.  His hair parts in the middle."
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Part as a verb (transitive, now, rare):
To divide up; to share.
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Part as a verb (obsolete):
To have a part or share; to partake.
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Part as a verb:
To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
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Part as a verb (obsolete):
To hold apart; to stand or intervene between.
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Part as a verb:
To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.
Examples:
"to part gold from silver"
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Part as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To leave; to quit.
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Part as a verb (transitive, internet):
To leave (an IRC channel).
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Part as an adjective:
Fractional; partial.
Examples:
"Fred was part owner of the car."
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Part as an adverb:
Partly; partially; fractionally.
Examples:
"'Part finished"
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Piece as a noun:
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
Examples:
"I’d like another piece of pie."
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Piece as a noun:
A single item belonging to a class of similar items
Examples:
"a piece of machinery"
"a piece of software"
"A useful piece of advice"
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Piece as a noun (chess):
One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
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Piece as a noun:
A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
Examples:
"a sixpenny piece"
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Piece as a noun:
An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
Examples:
"She played two beautiful pieces on the piano."
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Piece as a noun (military):
An artillery gun.
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Piece as a noun (US, colloquial):
A gun.
Examples:
"He's packin' a piece!"
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Piece as a noun (US, Canada, colloquial, short for ''[[hairpiece]]''):
A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
Examples:
"The announcer is wearing a new piece."
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Piece as a noun (Scotland, Ireland, UK, US, dialectal):
A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
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Piece as a noun (US, colloquial, vulgar):
A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail
Examples:
"I got a piece at lunchtime."
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Piece as a noun (US, colloquial, mildly, vulgar, short for ''[[piece of crap]]/[[piece of shit]]''):
A shoddy or worthless object .
Examples:
"Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow."
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Piece as a noun (US, slang):
A cannabis pipe.
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Piece as a noun (baseball):
Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with got, and never used in the plural.
Examples:
"he got a piece of that one; she got a piece of the ball...and it's going foul."
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Piece as a noun (dated, sometimes, derogatory):
An individual; a person.
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Piece as a noun (obsolete):
A castle; a fortified building.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Piece as a noun (US):
A pacifier.
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Piece as a noun (colloquial):
A distance.
Examples:
"a far piece'"
"located a fair piece away from their camp"
"a fair piece off'"
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Piece as a verb (transitive, usually, with {{m, together):
}} To assemble (something real or figurative).
Examples:
"These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery."
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Piece as a verb:
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
Examples:
"to piece a garment"
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Piece as a verb (slang):
To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.