jigsaw puzzle

noun

: a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces that are to be fitted together to form a picture
also : something suggesting a jigsaw puzzle

Examples of jigsaw puzzle in a Sentence

We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest.
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Collectively, these tales form a sort of jigsaw puzzle, in which the minor character from one episode becomes the primary focus of the next or a plot-driving prop resurfaces later as background detritus. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025 Favorite hobbies: Running, singing, watching movies with the family, jigsaw puzzles. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025 Bring up to five jigsaw puzzles of 500-plus pieces to exchange with others. Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Anthropologists spend months trying to arrange them like a jigsaw puzzle. Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jigsaw puzzle

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jigsaw puzzle was in 1908

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“Jigsaw puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jigsaw%20puzzle. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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jigsaw puzzle

noun
: a puzzle consisting of small pieces of various shapes that are to be fitted together to form a picture

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