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

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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
The gimbal-mounted camera can also respond to your gestures like a friendly robot with nods and little jigs. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026 By publishing interface dimensions for custom jigs and providing a software SDK, Morpho allows users and partners to design their own fixtures, create custom workflows, and extend the machine for new applications. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigs
  1. devices
  2. fidgets
  3. ruses
  4. twitches
  5. schemes
  6. fiddles
  7. tricks
  8. tosses
Noun
  • Arm moves into mainframes Arm processors have become widely used across cloud infrastructure, mobile devices and increasingly AI computing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Philadelphia School District officials told CBS News Philadelphia that schools are responsible for determining how students' devices will be secured during the school day.
    — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 24 Aug. 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
  • There’s a delightful secret history of Hollywood directors whose ruses and stratagems bought them an unusual amount of leeway with their scripts.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even before pro-party AI ruses were possible, the Chinese government and its supporters flooded social media with pro-China propaganda and vicious attacks on critics.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 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
  • Along the way, there are before-and-after floor plans, garden schemes, and a recipe for Meyers Family Hot Fudge.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Their protection schemes might expect edge rushers, but both Van Ginkel and Turner could drift backward, making the interior more susceptible.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Aug. 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
  • Cirque du Soleil’s otherworldly adventure, combining high-flying tricks and underwater artistry, has been reimagined in Shared Reality.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For account takeover, though, getting rid of the six-digit code could take away one of the easiest tricks in a scammer's playbook.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricks
Verb
  • Philip Marlowe as Chandler’s private eye is a smooth talking, whiskey-drinking character who tosses suggestive suggestions and 38 revolvers around with equal aplomb.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • The grandfather is seen running around a few trees, but the bison soon catches up and tosses the helpless visitor eight feet in the air.
    — Suzanne Yeo, ABC News, 13 July 2026
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“Jigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jigs. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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