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maze

maze
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyz]
    • /meɪz/
    • /meɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyz]
    • /meɪz/

Definitions of maze word

  • noun maze a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth. 1
  • noun maze any complex system or arrangement that causes bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity: Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape. 1
  • noun maze a state of bewilderment or confusion. 1
  • noun maze a winding movement, as in dancing. 1
  • verb with object maze Chiefly Dialect. to daze, perplex, or stupefy. 1
  • noun maze A network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way. 1

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Origin of maze

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English mase, noun use of aphetic variant of amasen to amaze

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Maze

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

maze popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

maze usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for maze

noun maze

  • convolution — Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
  • puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
  • twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
  • winding — the act of winding.
  • perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.

Antonyms for maze

noun maze

  • line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
  • order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • organization — the act or process of organizing.
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • organisation — the act or process of organizing.

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