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MAZE
maze, labyrinth
(noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
tangle, snarl, maze
(noun) something jumbled or confused; “a tangle of government regulations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Maze
A surname.
HM Prison Maze
Anagrams
• Maez, Meza
Etymology
Noun
maze (plural mazes)
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way.
Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.
Synonyms: perplexity, uncertainty
Verb
maze (third-person singular simple present mazes, present participle mazing, simple past and past participle mazed)
to amaze, astonish, bewilder
to daze, stupefy, or confuse
Anagrams
• Maez, Meza
Source: Wiktionary
Maze, n. Etym: [OE. mase; cf. OE. masen to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. masast to fall into a slumber, masa to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. masa to chatter, dial. Sw. masa to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, mas slow, lazy.]
1. A wild fancy; a confused notion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment.
3. A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth. "Quaint mazes on the wanton green." Shak. Or down the tempting maze of Shawford brook. Wordaworth. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled with mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison.
Syn.
– Labyrinth; intricacy. See Labyrinth.
Maze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mazing.]
Definition: To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze. South.
Maze, v. i.
Definition: To be bewildered. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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