jigsaw
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔː//ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔ/
jigsaw noun: a power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
Noun
jigsaw (plural jigsaws)
- A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
- A jigsaw puzzle.
- Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.
- A rolling programme of platform closures will enable Network Rail to replace 54-year-old signalling and (when complete in 2022) complete a jigsaw of upgrades that started in 2005.2021 January 27, “Network News: Signalling work at New Street”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 14
- The last piece of the jigsaw dropped into place in July with the stretch of line from Coleford Junction to Meldon Quarry being purchased by Network Rail from Aggregate Industries for a nominal sum.2021 November 17, Andrew Mourant, “The Dartmoor Line through time”, in RAIL, number 944, page 43
Verb
jigsaw (third-person singular simple present jigsaws, present participle jigsawing, simple past jigsawed, past participle jigsawed or jigsawn)
- To cut something using a jigsaw.
jigsaw meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
jigsaw in Hindi
- जिगसॉ, जिग्सॉ, जीग्सॉ
jigsaw in Tamil
- ஜிக்சா
jigsaw in Marathi
- जिगसॉ, जिग्सॉ, जिग्सा
jigsaw in Urdu
- جیگسا
More languagesFewer languages
- jigsaw in Bengali
- মেশিনচালিত করাত, এক ধরনের খেলা
- jigsaw in Telugu
- జిగ్సా, జిగ్స్, జిగ్స్సింగ్
- jigsaw in Malayalam
- ജിഗ്സോ, ജിഗ്സാ, ജിഗ്സ്
- jigsaw in Kannada
- ಕಿರುಗರಗಸ
- jigsaw in Punjabi
- ਜੀਗਸਆ, ਜੀਗਸ, ਜੀਗਸੌ
- jigsaw in Gujarati
- જીગ્સૉ, જિગ્સૉ, જિગ્સો
- jigsaw in Odia
- ଜିଗ୍ସା, ଜିଗ୍ସୱା, ଜିଗ୍ସଓ
- jigsaw in Nepali
- जिग्सा, जिग्सॉ, जिग्साव
Examples of jigsaw in a sentence
- A few of the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle are lacking.
- The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up.
- None of these pieces fit together. Are they really from the same jigsaw puzzle?
Forms of jigsaw
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jigsaws |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jigsaws |
| present participle | jigsawing |
| past | jigsawed |
| past participle | jigsawed |
| past participle | jigsawn |
Origin of jigsaw
From jig + saw.
Words formed from jigsaw
Phrases with jigsaw
Questions about jigsaw
- What does jigsaw mean?
- Jigsaw means a power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
- What is jigsaw in Hindi?
- Jigsaw in Hindi is जिगसॉ, जिग्सॉ, जीग्सॉ. See Jigsaw meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jigsaw?
- Jigsaw can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce jigsaw?
- Jigsaw is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of jigsaw?
- The plural of jigsaw is jigsaws.
Words near jigsaw in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jigsaw (page history and authors); jigsaw (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jigsaw (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jigsaw (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jigsaw (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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