jig‧saw /ˈdʒɪɡsɔː $ -sɒː/ noun [countable]

1. (also ˈjigsaw ˌpuzzle) a picture cut up into many pieces that you try to fit together

2. [usually singular] a very complicated situation, especially one that you are trying to understand:
As he explained, another piece of the jigsaw fell into place.

3.
a tool for cutting out shapes in thin pieces of wood

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jigsaw
noun
ADJ. giant, huge | 200-piece, etc.
QUANT. bit, piece One piece of the jigsaw is still missing.
VERB + JIGSAW do I used to enjoy doing jigsaws.
piece together (figurative) The police managed to piece together the jigsaw and reconstruct the victim's last hours.
finish
JIGSAW + NOUN puzzle | piece
PHRASES a piece in a jigsaw (figurative) This is another piece in the jigsaw that will help us understand the biology of cancer.

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