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jig·saw
(jĭg′sô′)n.
A usually power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves.
tr.v. jig·sawed, jig·saw·ing, jig·saws
1. To cut or form with a jigsaw.
2. To arrange intricately; interlock.
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jigsaw
(ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔː)n
1. (Tools) a mechanical saw with a fine steel blade for cutting intricate curves in sheets of material
2. (Games, other than specified) See jigsaw puzzle
[C19: from jig (to jerk up and down rapidly) + saw1]
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jig•saw
(ˈdʒɪgˌsɔ)n., v. -sawed, -sawed -sawn, -saw•ing, n.
1. Also, jig′ saw`. an electric machine saw with a narrow, vertically mounted blade, for cutting curves, complex patterns, etc.
v.t. 2. to cut or form with or as if with a jigsaw.
adj. 3. formed by or as if by a jigsaw: jigsaw ornamentation.
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| Noun | 1. |  jigsaw - a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut |
| 2. |  jigsaw - fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines |
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Translations
أُحْجِيَّةُ الصُّوَرُ الـمُقَطَّعَةُمِنْشار المُنْحَنَيات
skládačka
puslespil
kuviosahalehtisahapalapeli
slagalica
ジグソーパズル
조각 맞추기 퍼즐
figuurzaagpuzzel
sestavljanka
pussel
ตัวต่อสำหรับสร้างเป็นภาพ
trò chơi xếp hình
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jigsaw
[ˈdʒɪgsɔː] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jigsaw
n
(Tech) → Tischlerbandsäge f
(also jigsaw puzzle) → Puzzle(spiel) nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jigsaw (puzzle)
(ˈdʒigsoː) noun a puzzle made up of many differently-shaped pieces that fit together to form a picture.
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jigsaw
→ أُحْجِيَّةُ الصُّوَرُ الـمُقَطَّعَةُ skládačka puslespil Puzzle παζλ rompecabezas palapeli puzzle slagalica puzzle ジグソーパズル 조각 맞추기 퍼즐 puzzel puslespill układanka quebra-cabeça, quebra-cabeças паззл pussel ตัวต่อสำหรับสร้างเป็นภาพ yapboz trò chơi xếp hình 拼图玩具Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009