jigsaw puzzle
noun
: a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces that are to be fitted together to form a picture
also
: something suggesting a jigsaw puzzle
Examples of jigsaw puzzle in a Sentence
We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest.
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While catching killers rather than putting together jigsaw puzzles has become the hot new hobby for fictional retirees, these books are also showing people in their 70s and 80s as vibrant, brave, and clever.
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
Instead of learning a coding language by typing it, students drag and drop jigsaw puzzle–like pieces that contain code to issue instructions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2024
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
Instead of learning a coding language by typing it, students drag and drop jigsaw puzzle–like pieces that contain code to issue instructions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for jigsaw puzzle
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“Jigsaw puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jigsaw%20puzzle. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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