jigsaw

(jĭg'sô')
n.
A usually power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves.

tr.v., -sawed, -saw·ing, -saws.

1. To cut or form with a jigsaw.
2. To arrange intricately; interlock.

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An electrically powered saw having a narrow blade which moves with a reciprocating motion, in a vertical direction, through the surface of a table on which work is placed; esp. used for cutting curves and ornamental patterns.

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For a list of words related to jigsaw, see:

• Saws - jigsaw: usu. stationary electric saw with narrow blade mounted vertically in frame, used to cut curves and other irregular lines
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - jigsaw: complex, intricate puzzle

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kontursav

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    puslespil

Nederlands (Dutch)
legpuzzel, figuurzaag

Français (French)
n. - scie sauteuse

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    puzzle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Puzzle, Stichsäge

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    Puzzle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μηχανοκίνητη ξυλουργική) σέγα, σεγάκι (είδος πριονιού)

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    παζλ, παιγνίδι συναρμολόγησης κομματιών

Italiano (Italian)
sega da traforo

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    puzzle, gioco di pazienza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - serra (f) tico-tico

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    quebra-cabeça (m)

Русский (Russian)
ажурная пила, машинная ножовка

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    составная картинка загадка

Español (Spanish)
n. - sierra de vaivén, sierra caladora

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    rompecabezas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - figursåg, lövsåg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
线锯

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    拼图玩具

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 線鋸

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    拼圖玩具

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 실톱

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 糸のこ

idioms:

• jigsaw puzzle    ジグソーパズル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منشار المنحنيات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסורית מכנית, תצרף‬

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