warren
/ˈwɔrən/
noun
- A network of underground tunnels and burrows where rabbits live.
- We found the entrance to an old warren hidden behind a bush.
- Farmers sometimes fill in rabbit warrens to protect their crops.
- The rabbit warren stretched for hundreds of feet under the meadow.
- A crowded, confusing, or maze-like place or building, especially one with many small rooms or passages.
- Getting lost in that warren of cubicles is easy for new employees.
- The apartment building was a warren of hallways and staircases.
- The old market was a warren of narrow alleys and tiny shops.
- A situation or system that is very complicated and difficult to understand or navigate.
- Trying to get a permit felt like entering a bureaucratic warren.
- The tax code is a warren of rules and exceptions.
- The legal system can be a warren of confusing procedures.