jigsaw
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪgˌsɔ/
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rompecabezas
- It felt like the last pieces of the jigsaw were falling into place.
- jigsaw puzzle
- jigsaw piece
- put jigsaw together
And with that final piece in place, our whole jigsaw of the universe is completed.
- And with that final piece in place, our whole jigsaw of the universe is completed.
- Because they are quite an important element in this whole whole whole piece of the jigsaw that ain't been said.
- And in that way, you go to sleep with the pieces of the jigsaw, but you wake up with the puzzle complete.
- So this is like I give you a million piece jigsaw but you found in your hands you have only three of them.
- Hi, my girlfriend loves all kinds of puzzles, jigsaws, crosswords, you name it, but hates playing board games or card games.
- But they're all in lockstep with each other in this really beautiful jigsaw puzzle that I was unaware of because I've just heard you perform individual poems.
- That was a big puzzle piece that he dropped into that jigsaw puzzle, right?
- And what you could see is that this jigsaw puzzle can only be assembled in this way.
Examples
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What is this, a jigsaw puzzle?
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There are only a few pieces of the jigsaw left to be found.
Academic text (2000) -
You know, put the jigsaw back together.
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We spent several days with him, and put different parts of the jigsaw together.
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And with that final piece in place, our whole jigsaw of the universe is completed.
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And in that way, you go to sleep with the pieces of the jigsaw, but you wake up with the puzzle complete.
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Something about his words fit inside Joan, like the piece of a jigsaw puzzle sliding into place.
Fiction book (1996) -
I can do a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle, which is a considerable thing to do.
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You're always good at jigsaw puzzles.
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During the rainy afternoon, we decided to work on a challenging jigsaw puzzle featuring a beautiful landscape.
Synonyms
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2.2
A picture cut into many pieces that you fit together
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
jigsaw = jigsaw puzzle (semi-transparent) = jig + saw
This is a clipped form of 'jigsaw puzzle', so the source is recognizable, but the bare word 'jigsaw' does not itself predict the puzzle meaning for many learners.
Etymology
The word jigsaw for the puzzle comes from the tool: people once glued pictures to wood and cut them into many irregular pieces with a jigsaw, and the pieces became known as a jigsaw. So a jigsaw puzzle is a picture made of many fitting pieces.