JIG
Scrabble letter values: J8I1G2 = 11
Definition
- verb dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions.
- noun music in three-four time for dancing a jig. — synonyms: gigue
- noun a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water.
- noun a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it.
- noun any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping.
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.”