jigsaw

See also: jig saw

English

A power jigsaw

Battery-powered jigsaw

Etymology

jig +‎ saw

Noun

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／竖锯, 竖锯 (shùjù), 線鋸／线锯 (zh), 线锯 (zh) (xiànjù)

• Danish: stiksav c
• Dutch: figuurzaag (nl)
• Finnish: lehtisaha (fi), kuviosaha (fi)
• French: scie sauteuse (fr) f
• Georgian: ხერხი (xerxi)
• German: Stichsäge (de) f
• Greek: σέγα (el) f (séga)
• Hebrew: גֶ׳קְסוֹן m (jékson)
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• Hungarian: szúrófűrész, dekopírfűrész
• Italian: sega da traforo f
• Japanese: ジグソー (jigusō)
• Maori: kani piko
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: stikksag (no) m or f

• Portuguese: serra tico-tico f, serra de recortes f, serra de vaivém f
• Romanian: fierăstrău pendular n
• Russian: ло́бзик (ru) m (lóbzik) (fretsaw), ажу́рная пила́ f (ažúrnaja pilá)
• Spanish: sierra de vaivén f, sierra caladora f, caladora f
• Swedish: sticksåg 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.