as in devices
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
okay, buster, the jig is up
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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
Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
By printing jigs, control surfaces, and structural shells, firms cut weeks to days in iteration cycles, incorporate field feedback rapidly, and lower unit costs, which is key when loss rates for FPV and small ISR drones are measured per day in high-intensity conditions.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Different colors are used on the jigs to signify what size drill bit to use so the workers don’t have to squint at fractional numbers on the boat.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Try for crappie with minnows or jigs five to 15 feet deep.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
English country dances and French contredanses (in both of which the couples face each other in two long rows), Scottish reels, Irish jigs and hornpipes (in honor of Britain’s naval victories) all involved vigorous activity.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
By printing jigs, control surfaces, and structural shells, firms cut weeks to days in iteration cycles, incorporate field feedback rapidly, and lower unit costs, which is key when loss rates for FPV and small ISR drones are measured per day in high-intensity conditions.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Different colors are used on the jigs to signify what size drill bit to use so the workers don’t have to squint at fractional numbers on the boat.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Try for crappie with minnows or jigs five to 15 feet deep.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
English country dances and French contredanses (in both of which the couples face each other in two long rows), Scottish reels, Irish jigs and hornpipes (in honor of Britain’s naval victories) all involved vigorous activity.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigs
Noun
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With natural, biodegradable, and inexpensive components, such batteries could one day provide an eco-friendly alternative for powering homes or small devices without relying on toxic metals or complex supply chains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officials suspect that three explosive devices were dropped in the parking lot.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Many suspect a spam call and don't pick up the phone, leading foundation staff to sometimes devise ruses.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Episode 4 finds both Ellen and Julia throwing themselves headlong into plans that require them to keep up major ruses.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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The Clippers have one remaining preseason game, one more chance for Coach Tyronn Lue to get a look at what lineups and schemes might work before the regular season kicks off next week.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors accused Zhi of directly managing the compounds by maintaining records, including ledgers tracking profits and which schemes were operating from each room.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Irving was an inventive stylist, with tricks up his ruffled sleeve.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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The core cast are forgettable, but the game pulls tricks from older-era Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare and Black Ops by saddling players with alternating POVs of the events just long enough to learn someone’s name before you’re forced to live out their demise.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When the Linguina Monograno all’Astice arrives, there are oohs and aahs as a waiter tosses the pasta in front of guests and finishes with a sprinkling of zest from a cedro, a large Italian citrus.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The second of those four TD tosses was the 250th of Mahomes’ career, and no quarterback in NFL history had reached that milestone in fewer games.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Jigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jigs. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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