Labyrinth

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.
  • n. Greek Mythology The maze in which the Minotaur was confined.
  • n. Something highly intricate or convoluted in character, composition, or construction: a labyrinth of rules and regulations.
  • n. Anatomy A group of complex interconnecting anatomical cavities.
  • n. Anatomy See inner ear.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A maze, especially underground or covered.
  • n. Part of the inner ear.
  • n. Anything complicated and confusing, like a maze.
  • v. To enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth.
  • v. To arrange in the form of a labyrinth.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance.
  • n. Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden, having high hedges separating confusingly convoluted passages.
  • n. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
  • n. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
  • n. The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
  • n. A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal.
  • n. A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An intricate combination of passages running into one another from different directions, in which it is difficult or impossible to find the way from point to point, or to reach the place of exit from the interior, without a clue or guide; a maze.
  • n.
  • n. Any confused complication of objects, lines, ideas, etc.; any thing or subject characterized by intricate turnings or windings; a perplexity.
  • n. The internal ear; the essential organ of hearing.
  • n. In ornithology, same as tympanum, 2
  • n. .—5. In mining, an apparatus used in concentrating or dressing slimes.
  • n. A long chamber filled with deflectors or diaphragms placed alternately, used to cool and condense the fumes of mercury, other vapors, or smoke.
  • To shut up, inclose, or entangle in or as in a maze or labyrinth.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
  • n. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sense organ    receptor    sensory receptor   
    Cross Reference
    membranous labyrinth    labyrinth fret   
    Variant
    ear   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intricacy    windings    maze    confusion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    maze    warren    jumble    vista    cavern   
     
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