Circus

What do we mean by circus?

A public entertainment consisting typically of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals. noun

A traveling company that performs such entertainments. noun

A circular arena, surrounded by tiers of seats and often covered by a tent, in which such shows are performed. noun

A roofless oval enclosure surrounded by tiers of seats that was used in antiquity for public spectacles. noun

An open circular place where several streets intersect. noun

Something suggestive of a circus, as in frenetic activity or noisy disorder. noun

In Roman antiquity, a large, oblong, roofless inclosure, used especially for horse- and chariot-races. noun

In modern times, a place of amusement where feats of horsemanship and acrobatic displays form the principal entertainment; the company of performers in such a place, with their equipage; the entertainment given. noun

In England, the space formed at the intersection of two streets by making the buildings at the angles concave, so as to give the intervening space the form of a circle: as, Oxford Circus, Regent Circus, in London. noun

An inclosed space of any kind; a circuit. noun

capitalized In ornithology, a genus of diurnal birds of prey, the harriers, typical of the subfamily Circinæ (which see) noun

A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows. noun

A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage. noun

Circuit; space; inclosure. noun

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. noun

A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet. noun

In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing. noun

A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned. noun

Circuit; space; enclosure. noun

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.

In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.

(World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.

Circuit; space; enclosure.

Words that are spelled similarly to circus:
circus, cirrus, circum, cercus, circs, hircus, curcus, cirus, sircus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word circus:
ringmaster, trapeze, acrobat, barnum, sideshow, clown, cirque, maximus, acrobatics, juggling, strongman, tent, psycho, troupe, elephants, performer, spears, elephant, vaudeville, bailey, bros, casino, acts, cage, lion, parade, trainer, zoo, animals, enterprises, attraction, traveling, vegas, aerial, performing, theatrical, comedy, theatre, las, touring, skills, silent, animal.

Words that rhyme with circus:
percuss, burkus, firkus, her kiss, jerk us, wirkus, work us.

Adjectives that are often used to describe circus:
roman, great, whole, first, american, small, real, little, big, famous, old, political, modern, ringed, regular, bloody, entire, ancient, annual, vast, russian, aerial, flaminian, miniature, french, huge, english, largest, permanent, grand, european, international, traditional, biggest, gigantic, itinerant, veritable, greatest, former, german, soviet, usual, mexican, amateur, wonderful, man, occasional, time, chinese, indoor, rate, damn, crazy, day, goddamn, fashioned, equestrian, olympic, latin, rival, perpetual, imperial, immense, royal, enormous, cheap.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective circus:
tent, performer, clown, ring, people, performers, parade, movement, act, man, rider, animals, life, performance, atmosphere, grounds, train, horse, clowns, day, acts, show, troupe, men, owner, acrobat, folk, business, elephant, tents, games, wagon, manager, band, world, poster, freak, sideshow, proprietor, animal, company, family, music, barker, posters, lot, horses, tricks, arena, wagons, movements, master, performances, tachycardia, procession, elephants, factions, girl, ringmaster, dog, artist, acrobats, scene, artists, strongman, sideshows, trick, lion, theme, pony, riders, tickets, lady, director, bear, audience, parades, trainer, ground, crowd, season, freaks, story, folks, agent, boy, skills, pilgrims, fire, building, shows, entertainment, menagerie, rings, stunts, stunt.

Consonant match to circus:
succus, saccus, succuss, sickos, soukous, cecos, seek us, soak us, suck us.

Words that sound like circus:
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