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