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labyrinth

/ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/

noun 9
verb 4
forms 3

noun9

A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way.
A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.
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Anything complicated and confusing in structure, arrangement, or character.
- Recent investigations into alleged wrongdoings at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveal an apparent labyrinth of deceit, competitiveness, and a sluggish approach to fighting AIDS/ARC. — 1986
A tortuous anatomical structure.
A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance, consisting of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).
An accessory respiratory organ of certain fish.
A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths
Any of various satyrine butterflies of the genus Neope.

verb4

To enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth.
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To twist and wind, following a labyrinthine path.
- We labyrinthed through it, meeting scores of panty-clad and moccasined Indians and barefoot women and girls toiling marketward under atrocious burdens; for the day was Sunday. — 1917
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To arrange in the form of a labyrinth.
- It is said to have been labyrinthed by secret exits and cunning contrivances to facilitate the escape of fugitives from the law. — 1898
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To become lost and confused, as if in a labyrinth.
- He favored, he said, "a kind of half-sleep where I labyrinthed myself." — 1951

forms

labyrinthed · labyrinthing · labyrinths

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