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Meaning of maze | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈmeɪz

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
  3. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through
  4. A former prison in Northern Ireland; in full, HM Prison Maze.
  5. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
  6. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle
  7. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, the site of the former prison (Irish grid ref J 2261).
  8. Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.
    archaic
  9. Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment
  10. An unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  11. To amaze, astonish, bewilder
  12. To daze or stupefy

Equivalents

Български лабиринт
Català dèdal laberint
Čeština bludiště labyrint
Cymraeg drysfa drysle
Ελληνικά λαβύρινθος
Esperanto labirinto
Español laberinto
Français dédale labyrinthe maze Mazé
Gàidhlig ioma-shlighe
Magyar labirintus
Bahasa Indonesia labirin taman sesat
Italiano labirinto meandro
日本語 迷宮 迷路
ქართული ლაბირინთი
Қазақша шытырман
ខ្មែរ របត់
한국어 미궁 미로
Latina labyrinthus
Македонски лавиринт
Bahasa Melayu pagar sesat
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဝင်္ကပါ
Nederlands doolhof labyrint
Português labirinto
Română labirint
Русский лабиринт
Slovenčina bludisko
Shqip labirint
ไทย วงกต
Türkçe labirent
Українська лабіринт
Tiếng Việt mê cung

Examples

“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 with a rocking and rolling tugboat, mirror maze, ferris wheel and soft play.”
“A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.”
“The project developer, Poseidon Resources Corp., has been winding its way through a maze of state and local agencies for six years”
“But first they came to Canterbury, an olde Citie, somewhat decayed, yet beautiful to behold, most famous for a Cathedrall Church, the very Maiestie whereoff, stroke them into a maze, where they saw many monuments, and heard tell of greater, then either they euer saw, or easely would beleeue.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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