maize vs maze
maize
Definitions
noun
- tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
- a strong yellow color
Examples
The Shambaa diet is composed of starchy foods such as rice, maize, and sweet potatoes.
Gradually coffee came to replace maize as the main agricultural produce of the community and foodstuffs were bought with surplus cash.
Others, before the introduction of maize, lived mostly on millet, sorghum, and bananas with such greenstuffs as could be gathered.
maze
Definitions
noun
- something jumbled or confused
- complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
Examples
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
Plasma level of carbamazepine upon admission was 29.8 mcg./ml.
At parties, it is like being in a maze: one constantly has to jump in the air in the hope of seeing a way out.
