Maze and Trap

Maze

Maze noun - A confusing and complicated arrangement of passages.

Usage example: the mansion had a beautifully landscaped maze that was constructed of tall cypresses

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Trap and maze are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead a noun "Maze".

Nearby Words: mazy, mazed, mazer

Trap noun - Something that catches and holds.

Usage example: the promotion is really just a trap to keep her from taking a new job elsewhere

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Maze and trap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maze" instead a noun "Trap".

Nearby Words: trapped, trapping, trapper, trappy

full	full maze	full trap
elaborate	elaborate maze	elaborate trap
particular	particular maze	particular trap
typical	typical maze	typical trap
Other adjectives: set, original, fake, simple, nasty, massive, big, complicated, huge, dangerous, final, classic, gigantic, titular, inescapable, giant, magical, aforementioned, invisible.

The maze created by the Maze spell to momentarily trap a character is also described as shifting.

Source: Mobile Maze
In The Cat Returns, the king of cats tries to trap Haru-chan by having her traverse a maze, and sending in cats holding fake walls to block the path.

Source: Mobile Maze
There may even be more than one trip inside the maze, especially if there's a reconstruction of the initial crime and/or a trap set for the killer.

Source: Hedge Maze

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