Meaning

3 senses
  1. A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.

    Stichsäge

    ло́бзикlóbzik, ажу́рная пила́ažúrnaja pilá

    fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines

  2. A jigsaw puzzle.

  3. Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. This jigsaw puzzle is missing a few pieces.

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  2. This jigsaw puzzle has a few missing pieces.

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  3. Tom and Mary spent the weekend working on a jigsaw puzzle.

    deTom und Mary verbrachten das Wochenende damit, ein Puzzle zu machen.

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  4. I bought a new jigsaw puzzle.

    deIch habe ein neues Puzzle gekauft.

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  5. Tom completed the jigsaw puzzle.

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Translations

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A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade:
Deutsch
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A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade:

Origin

From jig + saw.

From jig + saw.

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Forms

plural: jigsaws
Singularjigsaw
Pluraljigsaws

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines:scroll sawfretsaw
  • a 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:saber sawreciprocating saw

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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