how many pieces

how Adverb

— The word "how" is a question word, to ask about the way something happens or the way people do things. How will we ever solve this problem? — The word "how" is used to tell about the way something happens or the way people do things. I know how we can solve this problem? This is how to make this machine work. — used to show that you feel strongly about something. How old he looks!

how Subordinator

— You use how to tell that something happens, is done, or is true. She told him how it wasn't fun anymore.

many Determiner

— A large number of (something). There are many people in China. People are very much animals in many ways. How many times have I walked down this street? It was so many years ago that we first met. There are not many people like him. As many as 30 per cent of the population carries this disease. In too many cases, people don't get the care they need. A great many questions still have no answers. Some are good, but not very many. Many of our teachers come from other countries.

piece Noun

— A piece is a part of something that can be or has been separated from it. The man cut a piece of meat and a piece of cake for dinner. I own a piece of land in the country. — A piece is one example of a class or set of things. He put a piece of wood on the fire. Can I have a piece of paper to write on? — A piece is something that is made by an artist. The piece of music was beautiful. I thought his earlier pieces were more creative than his more recent stuff. — In board games, a piece is an object that can be moved to mark your position. There are six types of chess pieces in the game of chess: the pawn, the knight, the bishop, the rook, the queen, and the king.

piece Verb

— If you piece something together, you use bring together enough information to understand something. They gathered enough information to piece together the family history. — If you piece something together, you put the pieces together. The scientists moved their shop to an empty parking lot to piece together all the bones.