Labyrinth

Definition:

  • (n.) An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths.
  • (n.) Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.
  • (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.

Compare labyrinth with other words:

conundrum vs. labyrinth

labyrinth vs. leviathan

labyrinth vs. mizmaze

labyrinth vs. saccule

labyrinth vs. labyrinthlike

flap vs. labyrinth

endolymph vs. labyrinth

clew vs. labyrinth

labyrinth vs. minotaur

enclose vs. labyrinth

labyrinth vs. labyrinthine

labyrinth vs. labyrinthiform

labyrinth vs. labyrinthical

labyrinth vs. labyrinthic

labyrinth vs. labyrinthian

labyrinth vs. labyrinthial

labyrinth vs. labyrinthal

confusing vs. labyrinth

covered vs. labyrinth

complicated vs. labyrinth

labyrinth vs. underground

labyrinth vs. maze