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The correct spelling is jigs.
How to pronounce jigs
noun
IPA: /dʒɪɡz/
Say it like: Jig-s
The correct spelling is jigs. A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue. For example: "They danced a jig."
Usage Examples
“They danced a jig.”
“Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.”
“The guests were jigging around on the dance floor.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
- 2.A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.
- 3.(traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
- 4.A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
- 5.A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
verb
- 1.To move briskly, especially as a dance.
- 2.To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
- 3.To fish with a jig.
- 4.To sing to the tune of a jig.
- 5.To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
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