jigs

We have found lemma(root) word of jigs : jig.

Definitions


[dʒɪɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a lively dance with leaping movements

- a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it

- a type of artificial bait that is jerked up and down through the water


Phrases:
- in jig time
- the jig is up

Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin


[dʒɪɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- dance a jig
(e.g: he stood up and jigged in the cockpit)

- equip (a factory or workshop) with a jig or jigs
(e.g: the floor space was jigged and tooled to produce six fuselages a month)

- fish with a jig
(e.g: a man jigged for squid)


Phrases:
- in jig time
- the jig is up

Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin




definition by Oxford Dictionaries