Meanings
plural jigsaws
- Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.
A rolling programme of platform closures will enable Network Rail to replace 54-year-old signalling and (when complete in 2022) complete a jigsaw of upgrades that started in 2005.
2021 January 27, “Network News: Signalling work at New Street”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 141 more example
The last piece of the jigsaw dropped into place in July with the stretch of line from Coleford Junction to Meldon Quarry being purchased by Network Rail from Aggregate Industries for a nominal sum.
2021 November 17, Andrew Mourant, “The Dartmoor Line through time”, in RAIL, number 944, page 43
present singular third person jigsaws · participle present jigsawing · past jigsawed · participle past jigsawed · participle past jigsawn
- transitiveTo cut something using a jigsaw.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
nounfine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 豎鋸 /竖锯, 線鋸 /线锯
- 豎鋸 /竖锯 (shùjù)A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- 線鋸 /线锯 (xiànjù)A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Danish stiksav
- stiksavA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Dutch decoupeerzaag
- decoupeerzaagA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Esperanto ĵigo
- ĵigoA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Finnish lehtisaha, kuviosaha
- lehtisahaA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- kuviosahaA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
French scie sauteuse
- scie sauteuseA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
German Stichsäge
- StichsägeA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Greek σέγα
- σέγα (séga)A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Hebrew גֶ׳קְסוֹן
- גֶ׳קְסוֹן (jékson)A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Hungarian szúrófűrész, dekopírfűrész
- szúrófűrészA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- dekopírfűrészA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Italian seghetto alternativo
- seghetto alternativoA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Japanese ジグソー
- ジグソー (jigusō)A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Māori kani piko
- kani pikoA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Norwegian Bokmål stikksag
- stikksagA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Polish laubzega, wyrzynarka
- laubzegaA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- wyrzynarkaA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Portuguese serra tico-tico, serra de recortes
- serra tico-ticoA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- serra de recortesA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- serra de vaivémA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Romanian fierăstrău pendular
- fierăstrău pendularA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Russian ло́бзик, ажу́рная пила́
- ло́бзик (lóbzik)A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- ажу́рная пила́ (ažúrnaja pilá)A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Spanish sierra de vaivén, sierra caladora
- sierra de vaivénA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- sierra caladoraA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- caladoraA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Swedish sticksåg
- sticksågA saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
Cite this entry
jigsaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jigsaw
“jigsaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jigsaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jigsaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jigsaw.
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