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- [jig-saw]
- /ˈdʒɪgˌsɔ/
- /ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/
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- [jig-saw]
- /ˈdʒɪgˌsɔ/
Definitions of jigsaw word
- noun jigsaw Also, jig saw. an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns. 1
- verb with object jigsaw to cut or form with a jigsaw. 1
- adjective jigsaw formed by or as if by a jigsaw: jigsaw ornamentation. 1
- noun jigsaw A puzzle consisting of a picture printed on cardboard or wood and cut into various pieces of different shapes that have to be fitted together. 1
- noun jigsaw type of saw 1
- adjective jigsaw pattern 1
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Origin of jigsaw
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; jig2 + saw1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jigsaw
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jigsaw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jigsaw usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jigsaw
noun jigsaw
- puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- picture puzzle — jigsaw puzzle (def 1).
- chinese puzzle — an intricate puzzle, esp one consisting of boxes within boxes
- tangram — a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
verb jigsaw
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
Antonyms for jigsaw
verb jigsaw
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- cure — If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- fix — to repair; mend.
Top questions with jigsaw
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- how to make a jigsaw puzzle?
- how to frame a jigsaw puzzle?
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- how to cut plexiglass with a jigsaw?
- what is a jigsaw used for?
- how to change blade on bosch jigsaw?
- how to replace jigsaw blade?
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