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1jigsaw
noun jig·saw \ˈjig-ˌsȯ\
: a machine that has a narrow blade for cutting curved lines in thin pieces of wood, metal, plastic, etc.
Full Definition of JIGSAW
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: scroll saw 2
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: a light portable electric saw with a vertically reciprocating blade that is used especially for cutting curves
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First Known Use of JIGSAW
1873
Rhymes with JIGSAW
backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, guffaw, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw
2jigsaw
verb
Definition of JIGSAW
transitive verb
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: to cut or form by or as if by a jigsaw
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: to arrange or place in an intricate or interlocking way
First Known Use of JIGSAW
1873
3jigsaw
adjective
Definition of JIGSAW
: suggesting a jigsaw puzzle or its separate pieces
First Known Use of JIGSAW
1884
JIGSAW Defined for Kids
jigsaw
noun jig·saw \ˈjig-ˌsȯ\
Definition of JIGSAW for Kids
: a machine saw used to cut curved and irregular lines or openwork patterns
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