an intricate maze

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• intricate — intricately, adv. intricateness, n. /in tri kit/, adj. 1. having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze. 2. complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make: an intricate machine. [1375 1425; late ME …   Universalium

• maze´like´ — maze «mayz», noun, verb, maz, maz|ing. –n. 1. a) a network of paths or lines designed to be hard to find one s way through: »A guide led us through the maze of tunnels in the cave. He turned short into one of the mazes of the wood (Scott). b)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Maze — (m[=a]z), n. [OE. mase; cf. OE. masen to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. masast to fall into a slumber, masa to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. masa to chatter, dial. Sw. masa to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, mas slow, lazy.] 1. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• maze — [māz] vt. mazed, mazing [ME masen, to confuse, puzzle, aphetic for OE amasian: see AMAZE] Now Chiefly Dial. 1. to stupefy; daze 2. to confuse; bewilder n. 1. a confusing, intricate network of winding pathways; labyrinth; specif., such a network… …   English World dictionary

• maze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complex, complicated, confusing, intricate ▪ hedge ▪ the famous hedge maze at Hampton Court ▪ bureaucratic ( …   Collocations dictionary

• intricate — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ amazingly, highly, incredib …   Collocations dictionary

• intricate — /ˈɪntrəkət / (say intruhkuht) adjective 1. perplexingly entangled or involved: a maze of intricate paths. 2. confusingly complex; complicated; hard to understand: an intricate machine. {late Middle English, from Latin intrīcātus, past participle …  

• maze — I. transitive verb (mazed; mazing) Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect stupefy, daze 2. bewilder, perplex II. noun Date: 14th ce …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• maze — [[t]meɪz[/t]] n. v. mazed, maz•ing 1) a confusing network of paths or passages; labyrinth 2) an intricate system that daunts or perplexes 3) Chiefly Dial. a state of bewilderment 4) sts Chiefly Dial. to daze; stupefy • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME… …   From formal English to slang

• labyrinth — /lab euh rinth/, n. 1. an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one s way or to reach the exit. 2. a maze of paths bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden, for the amusement of those who search for a… …   Universalium

• complex — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intricate, manifold, complicated, involved, knotty. n. tangle, knot, maze; informal, obsession, fixation; inferiority, persecution, Oedipus, etc. complex. See disorder, insanity, intellect. II… …   English dictionary for students