1. past tense and past participle of piece; to join or assemble parts together to form a whole
2. to gradually understand or figure out something by combining information or clues
Usage: often used with ‘together’

Examples

• She pieced the broken vase back together with glue.
• The detective pieced together the evidence from the crime scene.
• He pieced the puzzle together in under an hour.
• The historian pieced together the story from old documents.
• They pieced the quilt from colorful fabric scraps.
• After hours of investigation, she finally pieced together what had happened.
• The mechanic pieced the engine back together after the repair.