Definition of 'maze'
Word forms: mazes
1. countable noun
A maze is a complex system of passages or paths between walls or hedges and is designed
to confuse people who try to find their way through it, often as a form of amusement.
The palace has extensive gardens, a maze, and tennis courts.
2. countable noun
A maze of streets, rooms, or tunnels is a large number of them that are connected in a complicated
way, so that it is difficult to find your way through them.
The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city.
3. countable noun
You can refer to a set of ideas, topics, or rules as a maze when a large number of them are related to each other in a complicated way that makes
them difficult to understand.
The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies.
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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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Word Frequency
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
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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
- Spanish: laberinto
- Swedish: labyrint
- Thai: ทางวกวน
- Turkish: labirent
- Ukrainian: лабіринт
- Vietnamese: mê cung
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