jigsaw

English

Etymology

jig + saw

Noun

Wikipedia jigsaw (plural jigsaws)

1. A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
2. A jigsaw puzzle.

Translations

A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 豎鋸 (cmn), 竖锯 (cmn) (shùjù), 線鋸 (cmn), 线锯 (cmn) (xiànjù)

• Dutch: figuurzaag (nl)
• Finnish: lehtisaha (fi), kuviosaha (fi)
• French: scie sauteuse (fr) f
• German: Stichsäge (de) f

• Greek: σέγα (el) (séga) f
• Hebrew: גֶ׳קְסוֹן (he) (jékson) m
• Japanese: ジグソー (ja) (jigusō)
• Russian: лобзик (ru) (lóbzik) m (fretsaw), ажурная пила (ru) (ažúrnaja pilá) f
• Spanish: sierra de vaivén (es) f, sierra caladora (es) f
• Swedish: lövsåg (sv) c

jigsaw puzzle — see jigsaw puzzle

Verb

jigsaw (third-person singular simple present jigsaws, present participle jigsawing, simple past jigsawed, past participle jigsawed or jigsawn)

1. (transitive) To cut something using a jigsaw.