- maze
- [[t]me͟ɪz[/t]]
mazes1) N-COUNT 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) N-COUNT: usu N of n A maze of streets, rooms, or tunnels is a large number of them that are connected in a complicated way, so that it is difficult to find your way through them.The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city.
...a maze of dimly-lighted, brown-carpeted corridors.
Syn:3) N-COUNT: usu N of n You can refer to a set of ideas, topics, or rules as a maze when a large number of them are related to each other in a complicated way that makes them difficult to understand.The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies.
...the maze of rules and regulations.
English dictionary. 2008.
