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Quick definitions from WordNet (circus)
▸ noun: performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals ("The children always love to go to the circus")
▸ noun: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival ("It was so funny it was a circus")
▸ noun: a genus of haws comprising the harriers
▸ noun: an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent ("They used the elephants to help put up the circus")
▸ noun: (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
▸ noun: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals ("He ran away from home to join the circus")
▸ Also see circusy
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▸ noun: performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals ("The children always love to go to the circus")
▸ noun: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival ("It was so funny it was a circus")
▸ noun: a genus of haws comprising the harriers
▸ noun: an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent ("They used the elephants to help put up the circus")
▸ noun: (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
▸ noun: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals ("He ran away from home to join the circus")
▸ Also see circusy
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to circus
▸ Usage examples for circus
▸ Idioms related to circus (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing circus
▸ Words that often appear near circus
▸ Rhymes of circus
▸ Invented words related to circus