jigsaw

[US]/'dʒɪgsɔː/
[UK]/'dʒɪɡsɔ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a saw with fine teeth used for cutting intricate curves in wood
n. a puzzle consisting of small irregularly shaped pieces that must be fitted together to form a picture

Phrases & Collocations

jigsaw puzzle

jigsaw piece

solve a jigsaw

jigsaw competition

Example Sentences

a war of jigsaw pattern

One piece of the jigsaw is still missing.

help the police put all the pieces of the jigsaw together.

the visuospatial skills needed to complete a jigsaw puzzle.

A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.

The police managed to piece together the jigsaw and reconstruct the victim’s last hours.

A jigsaw puzzle is a picture which has been cut up into bits, and you must make the picture again.

It has been described as work that “relies on geometry and symmetry, fusing curvilinear shapes into pixilated, cleverly impressionistic jigsaw puzzles”.

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