Definition of 'maze'
Word forms: plural mazes
1. countable noun
2. countable noun
3. countable noun
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maze in British English
noun
1.
a
complex
network of
paths or
passages, esp one with high
hedges in a
garden,
designed to
puzzle those
walking through it
Compare
labyrinth (sense 1)2.
a similar system
represented diagrammatically as a
pattern of lines
4.
a state of
confusion
verb
5. an archaic or dialect word for
amaze
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Derived forms
mazelike (ˈmazeˌlike) adjective
mazement (ˈmazement)
noun
Word origin
C13: see amazeWord Frequency
maze in American English
noun
3.
a confusing,
intricate network of
winding pathways;
labyrinth; specif., such a network with one or more
blind
alleys, used in
psychological
experiments and
tests
4.
a state of confusion or bewilderment
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maze
British English: maze
/meɪz/ NOUN
A maze is a complex system of passages or paths separated by walls or hedges.
The palace has large gardens, a maze, and tennis courts.
- American English: maze
- Arabic: مَتَاهَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: labirinto
- Chinese: 迷宫
- Croatian: labirint
- Czech: bludiště
- Danish: labyrint
- Dutch: doolhof
- European Spanish: laberinto
- Finnish: sokkelo
- French: labyrinthe
- German: Irrgarten
- Greek: λαβύρινθος
- Italian: labirinto
- Japanese: 迷路
- Korean: 미로
- Norwegian: labyrint
- Polish: labirynt
- European Portuguese: labirinto
- Romanian: labirint
- Russian: лабиринт
- Latin American Spanish: laberinto
- Swedish: labyrint
- Thai: ทางวกวน
- Turkish: labirent
- Ukrainian: лабіринт
- Vietnamese: mê cung
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