Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of jigsaw.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word jigsaws.

Examples

  • Why can't they mix the two movies and have the kids trapped in jigsaws clutches??

    Box Office Tracking: High School Musical 3 Targets $35M+; SAW V To Scare $30M | /Film 2008

  • Various competitions namely jigsaws/puzzles, colouring, collage making, draw and colour and best out of waste for age groups 1.8 years to 6.6 years were held for all the children.

    PunjabNewsline News 2010

  • Various competitions namely jigsaws/puzzles, colouring, collage making, draw and colour and best out of waste for age groups 1.8 years to 6.6 years were held for all the children.

    PunjabNewsline News 2010

  • The work can be made much more efficient by the use of small electrically powered tools such as jigsaws, drills, sanders, woodworking lathes, and small grinding wheels which, even if imported, are of low cost and consume little energy.

    Chapter 3 1988

  • In Small Talk's experience, the sort of people who don't like Swedish thrash also tend to be the sort of people who are into such things as jigsaws ...

    Rebecca Adlington | Small Talk 2011

  • There are games, jigsaws, classical music, globes and children's craft kits available in the store, but undoubtedly the most exotic fruits at One Tree are the extensive selection of sheet music and the coffee bar that runs to light lunches.

    Independent bookshops in south-east England 2011

  • It's like a jigsaw, but with key sections missing, and pieces from other jigsaws mixed in, he said.

    British Spy Chief Breaks Agency's History of Silence Cassell Bryan-Low 2010

  • The second floor has children's pop-up books, toys, gifts, homeware and jigsaws – perfect for those rainy holiday days.

    Independent bookshops in Wales 2011

  • With Mary hanging on my shoulder, we navigated as I shone the flashlight on our many obstacles: sawhorses, jigsaws, levels, the now tapeless toolbelt.

    Level Shilo Morlang 2012

  • So many fine challenges come to mind, but the South African freedom-fighter puzzle and his "chaste Lord Archer vegetating" anagram of "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester" stand out, along with the alphabetical jigsaws and his bank holiday specials.

    Letters: Araucaria's day 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.