Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

JIG SAW

Definition: JIG SAW

JIG SAW

1. A sawing machine with a narrow, vertically reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines, or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; -- called also gig saw .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: JIG SAW

Specialty definitions using "JIG SAW": BAND-SCROLL-SAW OPERATOR, BLOCKER I, BOAT-CANVAS MAKER-INSTALLERCHUCKING-AND-SAWING-MACHINE OPERATORELECTRICAL AND RADIO MOCK-UP MECHANICJIG BUILDERKERFER-MACHINE OPERATORLAST SAWYER, LATHE HANDMACHINE OPERATOR, CERAMICSSAWYER, CORK SLABS, scroll-saw operator, SHAPER OPERATOR, SHINGLE PACKER, shingle weavertilting-head band-sawyer. (references)

Top     

Commercial Usage: JIG SAW

DomainTitle

Books

  • Ufos & Anti-Gravity: Piece for a Jig Saw (reference)

  • VID Grid-Rocks Greatest Videos on CD-ROM: The First Moving Interactive Jig Saw Game (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Consumer Goods

  • Milwaukee 6266-22 Top Handle Orbital Jig Saw (reference)

  • Bosch 1584AVSK Barrel Grip Jig Saw with Case--with Free 10-Piece Blade Set a $14.99 Value (reference)

  • Porter-Cable 9543 Quik-Change Jig Saw Kit (reference)

  • DeWalt DW5KIT-2 18-Volt XRP 1/2" Drill/Driver/Hammerdrill, Reciprocating Saw, Circular Saw, Jig Saw, and Flexible Floodlight Kit (reference)

  • Skil 4470-44 Classic Series Variable Speed Orbital Jig Saw (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Image Slideshow: JIG SAW

Photos:
JIG SAW

More pictures...

Computer Images:
JIG SAW

More pictures...

Top     

Frequency of Internet Keywords: JIG SAW

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

jig saw puzzle

161

jig saw

98

free jig saw puzzle

42

jig saw puzzle online

13

jig saw blade

12

bosch jig saw

11

dewalt jig saw

8

jig saw zone

7

black decker jig saw

6

jig saw review

6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Modern Translations: JIG SAW

Language Translations for "JIG SAW"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

stiksav (keyhole hack-saw, sabre jig saw). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

steekzaag (sabre jig saw). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sähkökäyttöinen pistosaha (sabre jig saw), kuviosaha (sabre jig saw). (various references)

   

French

  

scie sauteuse (sabre jig saw). (various references)

   

German

  

Stichsäge (pad saw). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σέγα χεριού (sabre jig saw), υοειδές χειροπρίονο (sabre jig saw). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sega a balestra con incastellatura indipendente (sabre jig saw). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

igjay awsay

   

Portuguese

  

serra pendular (goose saw, pendulum saw, sabre jig saw, swing saw, swinging crosscut saw). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

sierra de vaivén (jigsaw). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sticksåg (compass saw). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Top     

Anagrams: JIG SAW

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: jigsaw.

Words within the letters "a-g-i-j-s-w"

-2 letters: jags, jaws, jigs, swag, swig, wags, wigs.

-3 letters: ais, gas, jag, jaw, jig, sag, saw, wag, was, wig, wis.

-4 letters: ag, ai, as, aw, is, si.

 Words containing the letters "a-g-i-j-s-w"
 

+1 letter: jigsawn, jigsaws.

 

+2 letters: jigsawed.

 

+3 letters: jigsawing.

 

+4 letters: jawbonings.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Top     

Alternative Orthography: JIG SAW


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4A 49 47      53 41 57

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001010 01001001 01000111 00100000 01010011 01000001 01010111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#74 &#73 &#71 &#32 &#83 &#65 &#87

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004A 0049 0047      0053 0041 0057

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4443412533557

Top     

Non-English Dictionaries with "JIG SAW"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsetanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés, dansk

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatiehollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés, holländsk

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutossuomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés, fransk, franska

German

wörterbuch, Übersetzungtysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán, tysk

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηgræker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego, grek

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneitaliener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italiensk, italienska, italienare

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués, portugis

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónSpaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättningZweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, sueco, svensk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationenglantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés, engelsk
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.