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Definitions for Jigsaw

[1] Also jig saw . an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns.
[2] to cut or form with a jigsaw.
[3] formed by or as if by a jigsaw: jigsaw ornamentation.
[4] a mechanical saw with a fine steel blade for cutting intricate curves in sheets of material
[5] See jigsaw puzzle

Words related to Jigsaw

rive, pull, divide, injure, mangle, separate, damage, snatch, break, shred, split, slash, crack, grab, yank, rupture, sever, wrench, frazzle, rift

Words nearby Jigsaw

jiggers, jiggery-pokery, jiggle, jiggly, jiggy, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle, jihad, jihadi, jihadism, jihadist

Origin of Jigsaw

First recorded in 1870–75; jig2 + saw1

Word origin for Jigsaw

C19: from jig (to jerk up and down rapidly) + saw 1

Synonyms for Jigsaw

break, crack, damage, divide, grab, injure, mangle, pull, rive, rupture, separate, sever, shred, slash, snatch, split, wrench, yank, claw, cleave, extract, fray, frazzle, gash, impair, incise, lacerate, mutilate, pluck, rend, ribbon, rift, run, scratch, seize, slit, sunder, wrest, evulse, pull apart