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maze Definition

maze (māz)

transitive verb mazed, maz·ing

  1. to stupefy; daze
  2. to confuse; bewilder

Etymology: ME masen, to confuse, puzzle, aphetic for OE amasian: see amaze

noun

  1. a confusing, intricate network of winding pathways; labyrinth; specif., such a network with one or more blind alleys, used in psychological experiments and tests
  2. a state of confusion or bewilderment

maze Synonyms

maze

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maze Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • alleyway: A maze of little alleyways lead up from the shore below the palace gardens.
  • alley: The village is a maze of narrow alleys, topped by a 12th century church.
  • corridor: You have to negotiate the maze of corridors, which are obstructed by toys or dead ends.
  • tunnel: Under the streets is a maze of tunnels, with ladders going up around certain points of the map.

Converse of object

  • navigate: To navigate the maze you need a special suit that protects you from the attacks of the resident monsters.
  • bewilder: It is a bewildering maze of funds equally matched by complex application procedures.
  • negotiate: The wall follower must negotiate the maze; it must not climb or jump over the walls of the maze.

Adjective modifier

  • unicursal: However, I have decided that a unicursal maze is an abstract pattern made by a single line, or a few crossing lines.
  • Cretan: There is another way of scaling up a Cretan maze.
  • phreatic: At the bottom of the traverse a phreatic maze leads back to the junction.
  • intricate: The plot leads the viewer through the intricate maze of the circumstances that lead to a major food poisoning outbreak.
  • labyrinthine: Meander through Venice's labyrinthine maze of canals and alleyways.
  • veritable: The ' Rabbit Warren ' is a veritable maze of passages, the main ones however, much larger than those required by rabbits.

Modifies a noun

solver: The maze solver has no knowledge of the current position of the mouse.

Noun used with modifier

  • micromouse: At the center of the micromouse maze shall be an opening composed of 4 unit squares.
  • yew: The garden has the oldest yew hedge maze in England.
  • maize: Even enormous maize mazes which are cut out of fields of growing corn and which last for a single summer season.
  • turf: The furthest end of the garden is terminated with a blue brick and turf maze.
  • hedge: The garden has the oldest yew hedge maze in England.
  • spiral: Hence, there is a case for the spiral maze theory which archeologists are willing to entertain.

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