JIGSAW PUZZLE Definition & Meaning

jigsaw puzzle

[ jig-saw puhz-uhl ]

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noun

Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
any complex, confusing situation, condition, or item, as one composed of seemingly diverse or unrelated elements.

jigsaw puzzle

noun

a puzzle in which the player has to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a wooden or cardboard base and cut into a large number of irregularly shaped interlocking pieces

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jigsaw puzzle¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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He says the study provided "the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle" in understanding how aspirin works, but there were still questions to answer.

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I have a friend who puts together jigsaw puzzles and it calms her and soothes her.

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Harnage told her that she was “the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle,” and minimized what could happen to Cox.

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The OSA is just one part of a global jigsaw puzzle of laws and legal action.

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An abandoned jigsaw puzzle was unfinished at the dining room table, and children’s drawings and a note in red crayon wishing for a “wonderful life” clung to the refrigerator.

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