jigsaw

UK: /ˈdʒɪgsɔː/ US: /ˈdʒɪgˌsɔ/ ,( jig′sô′)

Inflections of 'jigsaw' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

jigsaws

v 3rd person singular

jigsawing

v pres p

jigsawed

v past

jigsawed

v past p

jigsawn

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

jig•saw /ˈdʒɪgˌsɔ/   n., v., -sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -saw•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. Building Also, ˈjig ˌsaw. an electric saw with a narrow, vertically mounted blade, for cutting curves, complicated patterns, etc.

v. [~ + object]

2. Building to cut or form with or as if with a jigsaw.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

jig•saw  ( jig′sô′), n., v., -sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -saw•ing, adj. 
n. 

1. Building Also, jig′ saw′. an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns.

v.t. 

2. Building to cut or form with a jigsaw.

adj. 

3. formed by or as if by a jigsaw:
   jigsaw ornamentation.

• jig² + saw¹ 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

jigsaw / ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔː/ noun

1. a mechanical saw with a fine steel blade for cutting intricate curves in sheets of material
2. See jigsaw puzzle

Etymology: 19th Century: from jig (to jerk up and down rapidly) + saw¹