Evasive or misleading language; equivocation, verbal trickery or deception. Also as a count noun: an example of this.

Digressive or long-winded speech or writing; circumlocution; verbiage. Frequently: an example of this, a digression.

A winding, circuitous course, way, or path; (in plural) labyrinthine ways; twists and turns. Also (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts.

An indirect, roundabout, or involved process, practice, or proceeding; especially one which causes a delay or complication.

A secret, mysterious, or incomprehensible act or practice. Formerly also: †a stratagem, a trick (obsolete).