labyrinth
labyrinth is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.
- noun. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
- noun. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
- noun. The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
- noun. 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.
- noun. A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
- noun. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
- noun. a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
Synonyms
Common word forms
labyrinths, labyrinthal, labyrinthed
Words from these letters
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