crew vs piece

crew

noun
  • A group of people working together on a task. 

  • The sport of competitive rowing. 

  • A rowing team manning a single shell. 

  • A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs 

  • A close group of friends. 

  • A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. 

  • A group of Rovers. 

  • A member of the crew of a vessel or plant. 

  • The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast. 

  • A member of a ship's company who is not an officer. 

  • A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker. 

  • A hip-hop or b-boying group. 

  • The Manx shearwater. 

  • A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast. 

verb
  • To do the proper work of a sailor 

  • To supply workers or sailors for a crew 

  • To be a member of a work or production crew 

  • To take on, recruit (new) crew 

  • To be a member of a vessel's crew 

piece

noun
  • An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work. 

  • An ounce of a recreational drug. 

  • A distance. 

  • A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency. 

  • A cannabis pipe. 

  • An artillery gun. 

  • 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. 

  • A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. 

  • A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances). 

  • A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation. 

  • An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc. 

  • An article published in the press. 

  • A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail. 

  • 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 get. 

  • A single item belonging to a class of similar items. 

  • A gun. 

  • A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack. 

  • A pacifier; a dummy. 

  • A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man. 

verb
  • To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag. 

  • To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out. 

  • To assemble (something real or figurative). 

How often have the words crew and piece occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )