Explore Jigsaw through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like saw. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Jigsaw meaning
- A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
- A jigsaw puzzle.
- Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.
Synonyms of Jigsaw
Using Jigsaw
- The main meaning on this page is: A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal. | A jigsaw puzzle. | Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.
- Useful related words include: power saw, saw, sawing machine, saber saw.
- In the example corpus, jigsaw often appears in combinations such as: jigsaw puzzle, the jigsaw, jigsaw puzzles.
Context around Jigsaw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jigsaw
- In this selection, "jigsaw" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, making, disease, enjoy, puzzle, tobin and puzzles stand out and add context to how "jigsaw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a giant jigsaw which he and a moving jigsaw puzzle although. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jigsaw" sits close to words such as abstain, acrylic and adc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jigsaw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jigsaw’s games will never end. (6 words)
As for the Jigsaw Killer himself, aka John Kramer? (9 words)
A lesser-known film, fans who enjoy Jigsaw's creative murders. (11 words)
However, that is not the kind of conundrum which would bother the cool and calculating Smith, who explained that he regarded this match as just another piece in a giant jigsaw which he started strategising his way through at the start of the season. (44 words)
At last count, 96 people have died during the course of the ten "Saw" movies to date, most of them killed by the clanking automated slicing machines built by the vengeful machinist Jigsaw (Tobin Bell). (35 words)
John Dodwell, chair of the Montgomery Canal Partnership, said: “It’s marvellous to see put into place another part of the jigsaw to restore the 200 years plus old Montgomery Canal. (31 words)
As for the Jigsaw Killer himself, aka John Kramer? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
What Bousman loves about Jigsaw is how the character has a philosophy for justifying his grotesque acts, making Jigsaw believe he is not the villain.
After being diagnosed with a deadly disease, Jigsaw devotes the remainder of his life to inspiring the living.
A lesser-known film, fans who enjoy Jigsaw's creative murders.
As for the Jigsaw Killer himself, aka John Kramer?
At last count, 96 people have died during the course of the ten "Saw" movies to date, most of them killed by the clanking automated slicing machines built by the vengeful machinist Jigsaw (Tobin Bell).
Besides the allure of its central killer, John Kramer, aka Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), audiences flocked to the theaters to see the kill sequences.
But while there, I spotted a jigsaw puzzle laying out on a table.
Carrick has described the transfer situation as a “moving jigsaw puzzle”, although has insisted he is pleased with what he currently has at his disposal.
Colchester United boss Ben Garner is still looking for the final pieces for his jigsaw before the transfer window closes next week.
Each of these tokens represented a 16×16-token patch of the original image, acting like mini jigsaw puzzle pieces.
He’s now adjusting to a much slower pace as Sawa spends more time at home doing jigsaw puzzles and reading newspapers while enjoying semi-retirement.
However, that is not the kind of conundrum which would bother the cool and calculating Smith, who explained that he regarded this match as just another piece in a giant jigsaw which he started strategising his way through at the start of the season.
In 2006, it was announced that she'd taken up a position as a part-time accessories buyer for Jigsaw owned by her parents’ close friends John and Belle Robinson.
In a recent interview with the The Sunday Times Cattrall said the show was “absolutely” becoming just one piece in the jigsaw of her almost five-decade career.
In her spare time, she took pleasure in sewing and doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles.
Instead of ending John's transformation in Jigsaw, galvanize his convictions and represent the moment John Kramer truly starts to embody his judgmental homicidal alter-ego.
Jigsaw’s games will never end.
John Dodwell, chair of the Montgomery Canal Partnership, said: “It’s marvellous to see put into place another part of the jigsaw to restore the 200 years plus old Montgomery Canal.
MCI Developments, a Keepmoat subsidiary, has partnered with housing provider Jigsaw Homes Group to deliver 106 affordable homes.
NF1 is like a jigsaw puzzle with one piece missing that we still need to find.
Common combinations with jigsaw
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- jigsaw puzzle 32×
- the jigsaw 26×
- jigsaw puzzles 22×
- and jigsaw 8×
- like jigsaw 8×
- of jigsaw 7×
- jigsaw and 5×
- jigsaw killer 4×
- doing jigsaw 4×
- as jigsaw 4×