jigsaw

UK
/ˈdʒɪɡsɔː/
US
/ˈdʒɪɡsɔ/

Translations

jigsawnoun
jigsaws
pl
UK
/ˈdʒɪɡsɔː/
US
/ˈdʒɪɡsɔ/
I spent the afternoon completing a 1000-piece jigsaw.
Я провел день, собирая пазл из 1000 деталей.
He used a jigsaw to cut the wood into intricate shapes.
Он использовал лобзик, чтобы вырезать из дерева сложные формы.
jigsawverb
jigsawed
Past Simple
jigsawed
Past Participle
jigsawing
Gerund
UK
/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/
US
/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔ/
выпиливать лобзиком
He decided to jigsaw the intricate design into the wood.
Он решил выпиливать лобзиком сложный узор на дереве.
Synonyms
puzzle out
put together
fit together
piece together
jigsawadjective
more jigsaw
Comp.
most jigsaw
Super.
Used attributively to modify another noun, indicating relation to or resemblance to a jigsaw puzzle.

Definitions

jigsawnoun
A puzzle consisting of a picture printed on cardboard or wood and cut into various pieces of different shapes that must be fitted together.
She spent the afternoon working on a 1,000-piece jigsaw of a scenic landscape.
A machine saw with a fine blade enabling it to cut curved lines in a sheet of wood, metal, or plastic.
The carpenter used a jigsaw to cut intricate patterns into the wooden panel.
A complex or confusing situation whose solution requires assembling many pieces of information.
Investigators are still trying to piece together the jigsaw of what happened that night.
jigsawverb
To assemble or fit together pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
She spent the afternoon jigsawing the 1000-piece puzzle.
To cut or shape something using a jigsaw tool.
He jigsawed the wooden board into intricate shapes for the project.
jigsawadjective
Composed of many interlocking or interdependent parts; resembling a jigsaw puzzle.
The reform plan was a jigsaw process involving several government agencies.