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What is another word for JIGS?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɪɡz] (IPA)

Jigs are a type of dance, but the term can also be used to describe various tools and equipment. Some popular synonyms for jigs include fixtures, templates, guides, and patterns. Fixtures are precise tools that hold and position a workpiece during a manufacturing process. Templates are patterns or models used as a guide in creating or cutting a product. Guides provide assistance and direction during a process, similar to jigs. Patterns can be traced or copied to create a duplicate or to follow along during a process. All of these synonyms have similar functions to jigs and are commonly used in manufacturing and construction industries.
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What are the hypernyms for Jigs?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    saws, tools, hand tools, cutting tools.

Usage examples for Jigs

He does hold my master up with his stories, and songs, and catches, and such tricks and JIGS, you would admire-he is with him now.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
You may go to Lily Dale, in New York state, the home of the Spiritualists, where they have a convention every summer, and in row after row of tents you may hear, and even see, every kind of spirit you ever dreamed of, ringing bells and shaking tambourines and dancing JIGS.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
"It is a dreadful thing for a girl to do," she said, though her face indicated that she did not think it was so dreadful, after all, and that she enjoyed it; "but when father comes to hear me practise, he insists on hearing the band pieces; and he sometimes calls for JIGS, and quadrilles, and waltzes, and imitations of the hand-organ.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe

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