jigsawnoun
uk/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/us/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɑː/jigsaw noun (PICTURE GAME)
[ C ] also jigsaw puzzle a picture stuck onto wood or cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes that must be joined together correctly to form the picture again:
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Miscellaneous games & activities
- air hockey
- bingo
- bungee jumping
- cage diving
- charade
- crossword
- cryptic crossword
- free running
- freestyle football
- Frisbee
- handball
- hangman
- noughts and crosses
- pinball machine
- quoits
- resistance training
- softball
- tiddlywinks
- treasure hunt
- tug of war
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jigsaw noun (MYSTERY)
[ S ] also jigsaw puzzle a complicated or mysterious problem that can only be solved or explained by connecting several pieces of information:
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- dizzying
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- whirl
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jigsaw noun (TOOL)
[ C ] a tool with an electric motor and a thin metal blade that is used for cutting curves in flat materials, such as wood or metal
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- plunger
- rasp
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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