jigsaw

Other forms of jigsaw

plural

jigsaws·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about jigsaw

What does jigsaw mean?

jigsaw means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jigsaw?

jigsaw has 2 syllables: jig-saw. The stress falls on "jig". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔ/.

What is another word for jigsaw?

Close synonyms include saber saw, reciprocating saw, scroll saw, fretsaw. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jigsaw a common word?

jigsaw is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with jigsaw?

9 words rhyme with jigsaw. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.