jigsaw

See also: jig saw

English

A power jigsaw

Battery-powered jigsaw

Etymology

jig +‎ saw

Noun

jigsaw (plural jigsaws)

A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
A jigsaw puzzle.

Translations

A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade

Chinese:
Mandarin: 豎鋸, 竖锯 (shùjù), 線鋸 (zh), 线锯 (zh) (xiànjù)
Danish: stiksav c
Dutch: figuurzaag (nl)
Finnish: lehtisaha (fi), kuviosaha (fi)
French: scie sauteuse (fr) f
Georgian: ხერხი (xerxi)
German: Stichsäge (de) f
Greek: σέγα (el) f (séga)
Hebrew: גֶ׳קְסוֹן‎‎ m (jékson)

Japanese: ジグソー (jigusō)
Maori: kani piko
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stikksag (no) m, f
Portuguese: serra tico-tico f, serra de recortes f, serra de vaivém f
Romanian: fierăstrău pendular n
Russian: ло́бзик (ru) m (lóbzik) (fretsaw), ажу́рная пила́ f (ažúrnaja pilá)
Spanish: sierra de vaivén f, sierra caladora f, caladora f
Swedish: lövsåg c

jigsaw puzzle — see jigsaw puzzle

Verb

jigsaw (third-person singular simple present jigsaws, present participle jigsawing, simple past jigsawed, past participle jigsawed or jigsawn)

(transitive) To cut something using a jigsaw.

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