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

Dentin dental challenges Studying the diets of extinct animals often feels like putting together a jigsaw puzzle with only a portion of the puzzle pieces. —Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025

Enjoy walking tours, a jigsaw puzzle contest, cider and doughnuts, a scavenger hunt, bike tours, live music, fudge making, nature hike, a mural, pumpkin carving, s'mores, photo sessions, watercolor class, Fort Mackinac cannon firing and more, the tourism bureau said. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025

So how did a guy who loves jigsaw puzzles end losing to a dude who proudly proclaims himself a negative 100 on the puzzle-solving scale? —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025

Also DVDs, music and jigsaw puzzles. —Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025

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