jigs 1 of 2

noun

plural of jig
as in devices
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end okay, buster, the jig is up

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jigs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jig
as in fidgets
to make jerky or restless movements the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging

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Recent Examples of jigs
Noun
Use marabou jigs, jigs tipped with one- to two-inch minnows and spoons for combing these deeper areas. — John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026 The Emirates turned into a stage for unfettered jigs, pogos, salsas — whatever your dancing capabilities, anything went down a treat — as a club turned up the music and danced as one. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026 Stripers in summer are too deep to reach with anything besides heavy jigs on downriggers. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026 When a whitefish would circle our jigs, a loud crack would scare the skittish fish away. — Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026 Nunn provided derby participants with details on favorable trout rigs and bait, including Carolina rigs, PowerBait, mini jigs and spinners. — Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 And making and swapping jigs for every shape and size to reproduce items over and over gets really old, really fast. — New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025 Underneath this Adam Sandler comedy’s goofy jigs and fart jokes is a compilation of emotional horrors as potent as any jump scare. — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025 When the surface bite slows, Zaremba switches to bucktail jigs and Rat-L-Traps, which can be worked deeper. — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigs
  1. devices
  2. fidgets
  3. ruses
  4. twitches
  5. schemes
  6. fiddles
  7. tricks
  8. tosses
Noun
  • The Entertainment Thanks to high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi available on JSX flights, travelers are free to stream and browse directly on their personal devices.
    — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • As more Florida seniors use wearables like continuous glucose monitors, remote blood pressure monitors, smartwatches and fitness trackers, concern grows about who has access to the data these devices collect.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of devices
Verb
  • The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of fidgets
Noun
  • Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Definition of ruses
Verb
  • Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
    — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of twitches
Noun
  • Such self-certification schemes have the obvious limitation of relying on authors to tell the truth.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • Look at the jagged lines, the geometric shapes, the neon colour schemes, the tall collars, the billowing short sleeves.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of schemes
Verb
  • The contract model means that when Congress fiddles, it isn’t impacted.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Congress fiddles while structural defects in Medicare and Social Security threaten to engulf the programs.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Definition of fiddles
Noun
  • Here, two interior design experts share their go-to tricks for elevating your bathroom without overspending.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
  • Connections often features red herrings and other tricks like wordplay.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of tricks
Verb
  • As part of the number, Grande tosses a sparkling pink ship’s wheel high into the air before catching it.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • This would avoid a repeat of the Champions League final in May, which saw Paris Saint-Germain win both coin tosses to decide the end they were taken from and their order.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of tosses

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