Meaning of jigsaw in English
jigsaw
noun
UKvolume_up
/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/
USvolume_up
/ˈdʒɪɡ.sɑː/
jigsawnoun(PICTURE GAME)
[ C ]

a picture stuck onto wood or cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes that must be joined together correctly to form the picture again:

We spent all evening doing a 1,000-piece jigsaw.

jigsawnoun(MYSTERY)
[ S ]

a complicated or mysterious problem that can only be solved or explained by connecting several pieces of information:

The police are trying to piece together the jigsaw of how the dead man spent his last hours.

jigsawnoun(TOOL)
[ C ]

a tool with an electric motor and a thin metal blade that is used for cutting curves in flat materials, such as wood or metal