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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Molecules pooling close to regions that repel water can be forced into distinctive arrangements that are energetically costly to maintain, resembling pieces of a jigsaw puzzle pushed into patterns poised on the verge of scattering. — Mike McRae 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

This is a good moment to bring the pieces together and share how positioning each part of the jigsaw puzzle plays. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Good quality jigsaw puzzles with 100 or fewer pieces are $10 or less. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Then there is Slayton, cast aside a bit for now in a receiver room that has been one big jigsaw puzzle this summer. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jigsaw puzzle

• muzzle

Kids Definition

jigsaw puzzle

noun

: a puzzle consisting of small pieces of various shapes that are to be fitted together to form a picture