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There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
Deepak Chopra

Meaning of "jigsaw puzzle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JIGSAW PUZZLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JIGSAW PUZZLE

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Jigsaw puzzle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JIGSAW PUZZLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jigsaw puzzle

Jigsaw puzzle

A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly shaped, interlocking and tessellating pieces. Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture. In some cases more advanced types have appeared on the market, such as spherical jigsaws and puzzles showing optical illusions. Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. John Spilsbury, a London cartographer and engraver, is credited with commercializing jigsaw puzzles around 1760. Jigsaw puzzles have since come to be made primarily on cardboard. Typical images found on jigsaw puzzles that also include scenes from nature, buildings, and repetitive designs. Castles and mountains are two traditional subjects. However, any kind of picture can be used to make a jigsaw puzzle; some companies offer to turn personal photographs into puzzles. Completed puzzles can also be attached to a backing with adhesive to be used as artwork.

Definition of jigsaw puzzle in the English dictionary

The definition of jigsaw puzzle in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JIGSAW PUZZLE

jig
jigaboo
jigajig
jigamaree
Jigawa
jigged
jigger
jigger flea
jiggered
jiggermast
jiggery-pokery
jigging
jiggish
jiggle
jiggly
jiggumbob
jiggy
jiglike
jigsaw
jihad

WORDS THAT END LIKE JIGSAW PUZZLE

bumfuzzle
Chinese puzzle
crossword puzzle
dazzle
drizzle
fuzzle
guzzle
join-the-dots puzzle
monkey puzzle
muzzle
nozzle
nuzzle
on the razzle
pizzle
puzzle
sizzle
snuzzle
unmuzzle
unpuzzle
wuzzle

Synonyms and antonyms of jigsaw puzzle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jigsaw puzzle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JIGSAW PUZZLE

Find out the translation of jigsaw puzzle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jigsaw puzzle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jigsaw puzzle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拼图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rompecabezas
570 millions of speakers

English

jigsaw puzzle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहेली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللغز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

головоломки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quebra-cabeça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিগস ধাঁধা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puzzle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jigsaw puzzle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Puzzle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジグソーパズル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지그 소 퍼즐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

teka-teki Jigsaw
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò chơi lắp hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புதிரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिगसॉ कोडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yapboz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gioco di pazienza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

układanka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

головоломки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puzzle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παζλ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

legkaart
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pussel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puslespill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jigsaw puzzle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JIGSAW PUZZLE»

The term «jigsaw puzzle» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.842 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JIGSAW PUZZLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jigsaw puzzle

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10 QUOTES WITH «JIGSAW PUZZLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jigsaw puzzle.
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Robert Adams
The experience of life that you and I have is pretty much a jigsaw puzzle in the box: Day-to-day experiences of disconnected pieces that don't seem to justify the efforts we make each day.
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Tobin Bell
'Saw' is like a big jigsaw puzzle. When you put a jigsaw puzzle together, you put the bottom left corner together first, and then you find yourself working on the upper right corner... That's the way 'Saw' plays out.
3
Deepak Chopra
There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
4
Janine di Giovanni
When you write non-fiction, you sit down at your desk with a pile of notebooks, newspaper clippings, and books and you research and put a book together the way you would a jigsaw puzzle.
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Nancy Gibbs
Summer is not obligatory. We can start an infernally hard jigsaw puzzle in June with the knowledge that, if there are enough rainy days, we may just finish it by Labor Day, but if not, there's no harm, no penalty. We may have better things to do.
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking.
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Demetri Martin
I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that's 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says 'go outside.'
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Stephen Merchant
Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention - but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it.
9
Jon Postel
In a chemistry class there was a guy sitting in front of me doing what looked like a jigsaw puzzle or some really weird kind of thing. He told me he was writing a computer program.
10
John Scalzi
When I was 10, I was hit by a car, which turned my right tibia into a jigsaw puzzle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIGSAW PUZZLE»

Discover the use of jigsaw puzzle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jigsaw puzzle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jigsaw Puzzle Family: The Stepkids' Guide to Fitting It Together
Presents a practice guide for children of divorce that offers advice on dealing with new stepparents and siblings, adjusting to new rules, changing houses, and more.
Cynthia MacGregor, 2005
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The Literacy Jigsaw Puzzle: Assembling the Critical Pieces ...
CHAPTER 1 Identifying the Critical Pieces of Literacy Instruction -- CHAPTER 2 A Framework for Delivering the Literacy Curriculum -- CHAPTER 3 Planning for and Implementing Whole-Group Literacy Instruction -- CHAPTER 4 Planning for and ...
Beverly Tyner, 2012
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M. C. Escher: The Graphic Work
Guilt mingles with relief, leaving Drizzt uniquely vulnerable to the persuasions of his newest companion--Dahlia, a darkly alluring elf and the only other member of their party to survive the cataclysm at Mount Hotenow.
Maurits Cornelis Escher, 2001
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The jigsaw puzzle: piecing together a history
A fascinating look at the origins and history of one of today's most popular pastimes looks at the development of jigsaw puzzles, from their beginnings as an educational tool for children in the mid-1700s, to the challenging puzzles of ...
Anne Douglas Williams, Will Shortz, 2004
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Dr. Seuss Jigsaw Puzzle Book
A COLLECTION OF six 48-piece (that is, slightly challenging), sturdy, jigsaw puzzles featuring artwork and text from the beloved Seuss classics Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, 2004
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Guess how Much I Love You: Jigsaw Puzzle Book
For the first time in more than a dozen years, the Nutbrown Hares hop back for two brand-new Guess How Much I Love You stories, featured in these sturdy board books. Full color.
Sam McBratney, 2003
7
Snowmen at Night
Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered . . . what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all!
Caralyn Buehner, 2002
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The Deadly Jigsaw Puzzle
My patient, Veronica Vail, was murdered in her Park Avenue apartment.
Alma Bond, 2003
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Winnie-The-Pooh Jigsaw Puzzle Book
Lovers of Pooh and puzzles will derive hours of pleasure from this impressive gift book, which combines episodes from Winnie-the-Pooh and The House At Pooh Corner with seven jigsaws.
A. A. Milne, 2004
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Anniversary Edition of a Modern ...
This is a book not to be missed, one to be chanted aloud and acted out, to be enjoyed over and over again. It is a picture book on the grand scale.
Michael Rosen, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JIGSAW PUZZLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jigsaw puzzle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big recruiting weekend on tap for Penn State - Times Leader …
... numbers don't have to be set until shortly before classes begin, so Penn State still has roughly 13 months to figure out the jigsaw puzzle. «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jul 15»
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This computer chip is made out of wood | Komando.com
The substrate's whole job is to keep everything together, like the poster board underneath a jigsaw puzzle. -advertisement-. The only reason ... «Komando, Jul 15»
3
Florida Department of Transportation piecing together hiking and …
TALLAHASSEE — There's more than one way to put together a jigsaw puzzle when state trails are the pieces. Last year, Gov. Rick Scott ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Face of Malibu: George Rosenthal - Malibu Times: Malibu Life
The Malibu Times got a chance to sit down with the man who compares life to a jigsaw puzzle. How did you know that Malibu was a good place ... «Malibu Times, Jul 15»
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Al Depman: Seeing full picture early helps eliminate surprises …
The image I often use is that of the jigsaw puzzle. What's the most important part of any jigsaw puzzle? The edges? The border pieces? «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Release of grand jury transcript points again to frameup of the …
“It's kind of like a giant jigsaw puzzle we put together, and an important piece fell into place today.” Referring to previously released testimony ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
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Susan Carol Harrier Freeman - Jamestown | Post-Journal
She enjoyed her grandchildren and was an avid crossword and jigsaw puzzle fan. She collected wolf figurines and enjoyed listening to her ... «Jamestown Post Journal, Jul 15»
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Bridge to the past: Handmade jigsaw puzzle of Kinzua Viaduct to …
A handmade, wooden jigsaw puzzle featuring the Kinzua Viaduct will provide a “bridge” to the past for a lucky winner — while benefitting the ... «Bradford Era, Jul 15»
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Giant jigsaw puzzle taking shape at SCW library - Your West Valley …
Giant jigsaw puzzle taking shape at SCW library Staff report Your West Valley. SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. – A giant puzzle is beginning to take ... «YourWestValley.com, Jul 15»
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Friday July 17: 2015 Jigsaw Puzzle
Today's jigsaw puzzle features “Welland Open Field” submitted by Ann Sharpe of Fort Erie. Those who would like to submit their photos for the ... «Erie Media, Jul 15»

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