jigsaw
English
noun
Definitions
- A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
- A jigsaw puzzle.
Etymology
Compound from English jig + English saw (saying, a saying).
Origin
English
saw
Gloss
saying, a saying
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- againsaw English
- backsaw English
- bandsaw English
- bucksaw English
- buzzsaw English
- chainsaw English
- consaw English
- crown saw English
- framesaw English
- fretsaw English
- gainsaw English
- gangsaw English
- hacksaw English
- handsaw English
- hole saw English
- ice-saw English
- jig English
- jigger English
- jiggish English
- jiggle English
- jiggy English
- jighead English
- jiglike English
- jigsawlike English
- microsaw English
- minisaw English
- outjig English
- pad saw English
- pitsaw English
- quartersaw English
- rejig English
- resaw English
- ripsaw English
- saw English
- sawable English
- sawbelly English
- sawbench English
- sawbill English
- sawblade English
- sawbones English
- sawbuck English
- sawdust English
- sawer English
- sawest English
- saweth English
- sawfish English
- sawfly English
- sawgrass English
- sawhorse English
- sawlike English
- sawlog English
- sawman English
- sawmill English
- sawmiller English
- sawpit English
- sawshark English
- sawtimber English
- sawtooth English
- sawwort English
- sawyer English
- singing saw English
- soothsaw English
- supersaw English
- whipsaw English
- withsaw English
- jigi Finnish
- gigge Middle English
- sawe Middle English
- sábh Irish
- จิ๊กซอว์ Thai
- so Tok Pisin
- jig
- saw
- jiggy
- resaw
- sawer
- rejig
- ripsaw
- outjig
- jiggle
- sawyer
- pitsaw
- consaw
- sawest
- sawlog
- sawpit
- sawfly
- saweth
- sawman
- jigger
- buzzsaw
- handsaw
- sawwort
- hacksaw
- sawbill
- sawmill
- jiggish
- jiglike
- sawable
- sawfish
- sawlike
- withsaw
- backsaw
- ice-saw
- fretsaw
- bandsaw
- sawdust
- jighead
- sawbuck
- minisaw
- whipsaw
- pad saw
- gainsaw
- bucksaw
- gangsaw
- sawbones
- hole saw
- sawgrass
- sawtooth
- sawbelly
- againsaw
- sawshark
- soothsaw
- chainsaw
- supersaw
- sawhorse
- framesaw
- sawbench
- microsaw
- sawblade
- crown saw
- sawmiller
- sawtimber
- jigsawlike
- quartersaw
- singing saw