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单词 jigsaw puzzle
释义

jigsaw puzzle

noun

: a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces that are to be fitted together to form a picture
also : something suggesting a jigsaw puzzle

Example Sentences

We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest.
Recent Examples on the Web Get lost in Austen's world with this 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle that brings beloved characters like the dashing Mr. Knightley and the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet to life. Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 16 July 2022 Like something out of an airport mystery novel, Fenn’s poem is a rhyming literary treasure map: six stanzas, nine sequential clues, all as vague as a jigsaw puzzle strewn across the table. Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2015 Unplug and pass the time together by putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022 Through eight public hearings, the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot has put together a sprawling jigsaw puzzle. Richard Galant, CNN, 24 July 2022 Extending storage with shelving is a dorm-size jigsaw puzzle. Leanne Italile, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2022 The rest of the year was a clumsy jigsaw puzzle of a season. Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2022 These five tracks connect like a jigsaw puzzle, through complementary themes with interlocking contours. Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ, 17 May 2022 While thinking about her scenes, Seehorn will paint, work on embroidery, finish a jigsaw puzzle or write a to-do list. Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

jigsaw puzzle

noun

: a puzzle of many small pieces of a picture that must be fitted together
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