maze
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- pronunciation:
- meIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a complicated and usu. intentionally confusing network of pathways between high walls or dense hedges; labyrinth.
They got lost for a while in the maze, but eventually they found their way out.- synonyms:
- labyrinth
- similar words:
- convolution, jungle
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| definition 2: |
a similar network used for laboratory experiments on learning in small animals, esp. rodents.
The experimenter timed the rat's performance in the maze.- similar words:
- labyrinth
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| definition 3: |
any problem that confuses like a labyrinth, with too many alternative choices or other conflicting elements.
The report was a maze of contradictions.- synonyms:
- labyrinth
- similar words:
- Chinese puzzle, convolution, enigma, knot, mess, snafu, snarl, tangle
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| definition 4: |
a drawing or small model made to resemble a network of confusing pathways, such as may be used as a game or toy.
The child amused herself with a maze in a magazine while waiting for the dentist.
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| related words: |
complexity, complication, enigma, mesh, mire, puzzle, toil, web |
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