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   jig·saw

   /ˈjiɡˌsô/

   noun

   • 1. a puzzle consisting of a picture printed on cardboard or wood and cut into various pieces of different shapes that have to be fitted together: "time is passed by doing jigsaws"
   • ▪ a mystery that can only be resolved by assembling various pieces of information: "help the police put all the pieces of the jigsaw together"
   • 2. a machine saw with a fine blade enabling it to cut curved lines in a sheet of wood, metal, or plastic.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from the verb jig + the noun saw1.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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