maze
noun/meɪz/
/meɪz/
- a system of paths separated by walls or hedges built in a park or garden, that is designed so that it is difficult to find your way through
- We got lost in the maze.
- the famous hedge maze at Hampton Court Palace
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- complicated
- confusing
- …
- be lost in
- get lost in
- find your way through
- …
- in a/the maze
- through a/the maze
- maze of
- …
- a complicated network of paths and passages
- The building is a maze of corridors.
- The old city is a delightful maze for the modern tourist.
- I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys.
- [usually singular] a large number of complicated rules or details that are difficult to understand
- Many applicants for the grant are put off by the maze of regulations and conditions.
- a maze of regulations
- They did not have the expertise to navigate the bureaucratic maze required for certification.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- complicated
- confusing
- …
- be lost in
- get lost in
- find your way through
- …
- in a/the maze
- through a/the maze
- maze of
- …
- (North American English) a printed puzzle in which you have to draw a line that shows a way through a complicated pattern of lines
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting delirium or delusion): probably from the base of amaze, of which the verb is a shortening.
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