jigsaw puzzle

noun

Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.

any complex, confusing situation, condition, or item, as one composed of seemingly diverse or unrelated elements.

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Origin of jigsaw puzzle

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby jigsaw puzzle

jiggery-pokery, jiggle, jiggly, jiggy, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle, jihad, jihadi, jihadism, jihadist, jihlava

British Dictionary definitions for jigsaw puzzle

jigsaw puzzle

noun

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

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