Definitions for jigsaw puzzle
jig·saw puz·zle

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1. jigsaw puzzlenoun

   a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces

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1. jigsaw puzzlenoun

   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.

2. Etymology: jigsaw + puzzle

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1. Jigsaw puzzle

   A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often irregularly shaped interlocking and mosaiced pieces, each of which typically has a portion of a picture. When assembled, the puzzle pieces produce a complete picture. In the 18th century, jigsaw puzzles were created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, then cutting it into small pieces. Despite the name, a jigsaw was never used. John Spilsbury, a London cartographer and engraver, is credited with commercialising jigsaw puzzles around 1760. His design took world maps, and cut out the individual nations in order for them to be reassembled by students as a geographical teaching aid. They have since come to be made primarily of interlocking cardboard pieces, incorporating a variety of images & designs. Typical images on jigsaw puzzles include scenes from nature, buildings, and repetitive designs—castles and mountains are common, as well as other traditional subjects. However, any picture can be used. Artisan puzzle-makers and companies using technologies for one-off and small print-run puzzles utilize a wide range of subject matter, including optical illusions, unusual art, and personal photographs. In addition to traditional flat, two-dimensional puzzles, three-dimensional puzzles have entered large-scale production, including spherical puzzles and architectural recreations. A range of jigsaw puzzle accessories, including boards, cases, frames, and roll-up mats, have become available to assist jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts. While most assembled puzzles are disassembled for reuse, they can also be attached to a backing with adhesive and displayed as art.

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1. jigsaw puzzle

   A jigsaw puzzle is a picture or image that has been broken into small, interlocking pieces that need to be assembled to recreate the original picture. These pieces are typically made of cardboard, wood or plastic, and can vary in complexity, ranging from puzzles with a few pieces suitable for children to puzzles with thousands of pieces for adults. The pieces are usually uniquely shaped so they fit together in specific ways. Completing a jigsaw puzzle often requires patience, analysis and problem-solving skills.

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1. Jigsaw puzzle

   A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly shaped, interlocking and tessellating pieces. Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture. In some cases more advanced types have appeared on the market, such as spherical jigsaws and puzzles showing optical illusions. Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. John Spilsbury, a London mapmaker and engraver, is credited with commercializing jigsaw puzzles around 1760. Jigsaw puzzles have since come to be made primarily on cardboard. Typical images found on jigsaw puzzles include scenes from nature, buildings, and repetitive designs. Castles and mountains are two traditional subjects. However, any kind of picture can be used to make a jigsaw puzzle; some companies offer to turn personal photographs into puzzles. Completed puzzles can also be attached to a backing with adhesive to be used as artwork. During recent years a range of jigsaw puzzle accessories including boards, cases, frames and roll-up mats has become available that are designed to assist jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts.

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1. jigsaw puzzle

   Read the full text of the Jigsaw Puzzle poem by Robert Haigh on the Poetry.com website.

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How to pronounce jigsaw puzzle?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jigsaw puzzle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jigsaw puzzle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of jigsaw puzzle in a Sentence

1. Michael Burton:

   It’s a missing part of the jigsaw puzzle, which is the structure of our local universe, they have managed to pierce through it and complete the picture of what our part of the universe looks like.

2. Andreas Simic:

   The jigsaw puzzle of life is made easier through Financial Literacy.

3. John Perry:

   There are hundreds of factors that determine your future health and there are millions of things that influence birth weight [and] height. This is one incremental factor of many that contribute to this, keep in mind it is complicated, but it is an interesting piece of the jigsaw puzzle of biology.

4. Dan Parise:

   There are so many aspects of it, the dancers, the lighting elements, the special effects, it's like a big jigsaw puzzle.

5. Barry Trotz:

   I’m just trying to try different combinations, it's a little bit of a jigsaw puzzle right now. A Rubik’s Cube would probably be a better analogy to that than a puzzle. But yeah we’re just trying to get a little more production.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jigsaw puzzle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jigsaw_Puzzle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigsaw_Puzzle
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=jigsaw puzzle