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- DictionaryMaze/māz/
noun
- 1. a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way: "the house has a maze and a walled Italian garden"
verb
- 1. be dazed and confused: archaic, dialect "she was still mazed with the drug she had taken"
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noun. a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth. any complex system or arrangement that causes bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity: Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape. a state of bewilderment or confusion. a winding movement, as in dancing. See more. verb (used with object), mazed, maz·ing.
Definition of maze noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 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.
MAZE definition: a complicated system of paths where you can easily become lost. Learn more.
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Etymology
From Middle English mase, from an aphetic variant of Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps from Old English *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”); akin to Old English āmasian (“to perplex, confound”), Icelandic masa (“to chatter”). More at amaze.
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪz/ 2. Rhymes: -eɪz 3. Homophones: maise, maize
Noun
maze (plural mazes) 1. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. 1.1. 2012 May 30, Hayley Spurway, “Top 10 family days out in south Devon”, in the Guardian: 1.1.1. There's plenty for toddlers too: experience the Wild West in Bear City, play with sand diggers, splash in the paddling pool and discover meerkats, reptiles and alpacas in the Zoo-Farm. Rain doesn't stop play, just head for the indoor fun factory w...
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈmazɛ]
Noun
maze 1. vocative singular of maz
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Outdoor, Other games maze /meɪz/ noun [ countable] 1 a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc maze of streets/paths/tunnels etc the maze of narrow streets I was led through a maze of corridors. 2 a large number of rules, instructions etc which are complicate...
noun. a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth. any complex system or arrangement that causes bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity: Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape. a state of bewilderment or confusion. a winding movement, as in dancing. verb (used with object), mazed, maz·ing.
