jigsaw puzzle noun
plural ∼ puzzles [count] : a puzzle made of many small pieces that are cut into various shapes and can be fit together to form a picture
▪ We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest. — often used figuratively ▪ Ecologists no longer view different species as independent, but instead see them as pieces of the same jigsaw puzzle. —called also (chiefly Brit) jigsaw
▪ We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest. — often used figuratively ▪ Ecologists no longer view different species as independent, but instead see them as pieces of the same jigsaw puzzle. —called also (chiefly Brit) jigsaw
