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JIGS-or/ˈdʒɪɡsɔː/

A jigsaw is a picture cut into many small pieces that you fit together on a table. Countable: a jigsaw, jigsaws; a jigsaw puzzle (same picture). A crossword is words in squares, not a picture; a board game has rules and often a dice. A jigsaw is also a saw for cutting curves — later, different picture. Mix-up: jig (a dance) + saw (a tool) as two words.

Meaning

A picture cut into many small pieces that you fit together.

Examples

• “We did a jigsaw on the table.”
• “This jigsaw has five hundred pieces.”
• “Do not lose the corner pieces of the jigsaw.”

Good to know

a jigsaw / a jigsaw puzzle. Contrast: crossword (words), board game (rules). Mix-up: jig + saw.

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