maze
/ˈmeɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
name
A surname.
name
A former prison in Northern Ireland; in full, HM Prison Maze.
name
A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, the site of the former prison (Irish grid ref J 2261).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "they so mazed and even stupified his Conscience"
- "mazed […] by the eyes of the crowd"
Etymology
From Middle English mase, from Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps from Old English *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”); akin to Old English āmasian (“to perplex, confound”), Icelandic masa (“to chatter”). More at amaze.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmeɪz/