jigsaw puzzle

jigsaw puzzle
noun Date: 1919 a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces that are to be fitted together to form a picture; also something suggesting a jigsaw puzzle

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  • Jigsaw Puzzle (song) — Song infobox Name = Jigsaw Puzzle Artist = The Rolling Stones Album = Beggars Banquet Released = 6 December 1968 track no = 5 Recorded = March 25, 1968 Genre = Rock Length = 6:17 Label = ABKCO Writer = Jagger/Richards Producer = Jimmy Miller… …   Wikipedia

  • jigsaw puzzle — 1. 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. 2. any complex, confusing situation, condition, or item, as one composed of seemingly diverse or… …   Universalium

  • jigsaw puzzle — noun A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces. Syn: jigsaw, zigsaw, zigsaw puzzle …   Wiktionary

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