maze

maze  (mz)

n.

1.

a. An intricate, usually confusing network of interconnecting pathways, as in a garden; a labyrinth.

b. A physical situation in which it is easy to get lost: a maze of bureaucratic divisions.

2. A graphic puzzle, the solution of which is an uninterrupted path through an intricate pattern of line segments from a starting point to a goal.

3. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle: a maze of government regulations.

tr.v. mazed, maz·ing, maz·es Chiefly Southern U.S.

1. To bewilder or astonish.

2. To stupefy; daze. See Regional Note at possum.

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[Middle English mase, confusion, maze, from masen, to confuse, daze, from Old English masian, to confound; see amaze.]

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maze [meɪz]

n

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 [1]

2. a similar system represented diagrammatically as a pattern of lines

3. any confusing network of streets, pathways, etc. a maze of paths

4. a state of confusion

vb

an archaic or dialect word for amaze

[see amaze]

mazelike  adj

mazement  n

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Maze a complexity of winding paths or passages.

Examples: maze of arteries, 1615; of bracken and briar, 1872; of history, 1781; of metaphor and music, 1837; of dirty traditions and foolish ceremonies, 1542.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maze - complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost labyrinth system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
	2.	maze - something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" tangle, snarl perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

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maze

noun web, puzzle, confusion, tangle, snarl, mesh, labyrinth, imbroglio, convolutions, complex network the maze of rules and regulations a maze of dimly-lit corridors

Translations

maze [meɪz] N → laberinto m

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maze [ˈmeɪz] n

(mythological) → labyrinthe m, dédale m

(in garden, playground) → labyrinthe m

(= network) → labyrinthe m, dédale m
a maze of streets → un dédale de rues, un labyrinthe de rues
a maze of corridors → un dédale de couloirs, un labyrinthe de couloirs

(= large number of complicated things) a maze of rules → un dédale de règles

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maze

n → Irrgarten m; (= puzzle) → Labyrinth nt; (fig) → Wirrwarr m, → Gewirr nt; the maze of streets → das Gewirr der Straßen

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maze [meɪz] n → dedalo, labirinto

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maze [meɪz] n → dedalo, labirinto

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maze

n maze [meiz]

a deliberately confusing series of paths, often surrounded by walls or hedges, from which it's difficult to find the way out I'm lost in a maze of rules and regulations. doolhof مَتاهَه лабиринт bludiště labyrint der Irrgarten λαβύρινθος laberinto rägastik مارپیچ sokkelo labyrinthe מָבוֹך भुलभुलैया, पहेली labirint labirintus labirin völundarhús labirinto 迷路 미로 raizginys, painiava, labirintas labirints berselirat doolhof labyrint labirynt labirinto labi­rint лабиринт bludisko labirint lavirint labyrint, irrgång ทางวกวน labirent 迷宮 лабіринт; плутанина بھول بھلیاں mê cung 迷宫

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maze → متاهة bludiště labyrint Irrgarten λαβύρινθος laberinto sokkelo labyrinthe labirint labirinto 迷路 미로 doolhof labyrint labirynt labirinto лабиринт labyrint ทางวกวน labirent mê cung 迷宫