labyrinth

Plural: labyrinths

Noun

• complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
• a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
• 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-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
• A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.
• A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
• A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths
• A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
• Anything complicated and confusing in structure, arrangement, or character.
• 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).
• A tortuous anatomical structure:
• An accessory respiratory organ of certain fish.
• Any of various satyrine butterflies of the genus Neope.

Verb

• to enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth
• to arrange in the form of a labyrinth
• to twist and wind, following a labyrinthine path
• to render lost and confused, as if in a labyrinth

Synonyms

inner ear, internal ear, maze