circus

noun

  1. 1

    a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

    the children always love to go to the circus

  2. 2

    a genus of haws comprising the harriers

    the children always love to go to the circus

  3. 3

    a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

    it was so funny it was a circus

    the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere

  4. 4

    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

  5. 5

    (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

  6. 6

    a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

    he ran away from home to join the circus

Synonyms

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