Raze vs Maze - What's the difference?
raze | maze |
To demolish; to level to the ground.
To scrape as if with a razor.
(rhizome of ginger).
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way.
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Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
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Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment.
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to amaze, astonish, bewilder
to daze, stupefy, or confuse
As nouns the difference between raze and maze
is that raze is (rhizome of ginger) while maze is cream (cheese), quantity.As a verb raze
is to demolish; to level to the ground.raze
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) raserVerb
(raz)- The word ‘laconic’ derives from Lakon (“person from Lakonia”) the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants were famous for their brevity of speech. When threatened them with, “If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta,” the Spartans’ reply was, “If.”
Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
Noun
(head)Anagrams
* ----maze
English
(wikipedia maze)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=There's plenty for toddlers too: experience the Wild West in Bear City, play with sand diggers, splash in the paddling pool and discover meerkats, reptiles and alpacas in the Zoo-Farm. Rain doesn't stop play, just head for the indoor fun factory with a rocking and rolling tugboat, mirror maze , ferris wheel and soft play. }}
citation, passage=A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.}}
Derived terms
(terms derived from maze) * logic maze * mazed * mazelike * mazey * mazy * mizmaze * Morris water maze * radiation maze * turf mazeVerb
(maz)- (South)