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

This is a good moment to bring the pieces together and share how positioning each part of the jigsaw puzzle plays. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Good quality jigsaw puzzles with 100 or fewer pieces are $10 or less. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Then there is Slayton, cast aside a bit for now in a receiver room that has been one big jigsaw puzzle this summer. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

This year, its 638 beds became part of a jigsaw puzzle of new beds and vacancies that added up to Skid Row’s increase of 614 sheltered residents. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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