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circus


 
  Grep  of  noun  circus 
  circus 
  circus  acrobat 
  circus  aeruginosus 
  circus  cyaneus 
  circus  pygargus 
  circus  tent 
  genus  circus 
  three-ring  circus 
 
  Overview  of  noun  circus 
 
  The  noun  circus  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  circus  --  (a  travelling  company  of  entertainers;  including  trained  animals;  "he  ran  away  from  home  to  join  the  circus") 
  2.  (2)  circus  --  (performance  given  by  a  traveling  company  of  acrobats  clowns  and  trained  animals;  "the  children  always  love  to  go  to  the  circus") 
  3.  (1)  circus,  carnival  --  (a  frenetic  disorganized  (and  often  comic)  disturbance  suggestive  of  a  circus  or  carnival;  "it  was  so  funny  it  was  a  circus";  "the  whole  occasion  had  a  carnival  atmosphere") 
  4.  circus  --  ((ancient  Rome)  an  open-air  stadium  for  chariot  races  and  gladiatorial  games) 
  5.  circus  --  (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") 
  6.  Circus,  genus  Circus  --  (a  genus  of  haws  comprising  the  harriers) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  circus 
 
  The  noun  circus  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  circus  --  (a  travelling  company  of  entertainers;  including  trained  animals;  "he  ran  away  from  home  to  join  the  circus") 
  2.  (2)  circus  --  (performance  given  by  a  traveling  company  of  acrobats  clowns  and  trained  animals;  "the  children  always  love  to  go  to  the  circus") 
  3.  (1)  circus,  carnival  --  (a  frenetic  disorganized  (and  often  comic)  disturbance  suggestive  of  a  circus  or  carnival;  "it  was  so  funny  it  was  a  circus";  "the  whole  occasion  had  a  carnival  atmosphere") 
  4.  circus  --  ((ancient  Rome)  an  open-air  stadium  for  chariot  races  and  gladiatorial  games) 
  5.  circus  --  (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") 
  6.  Circus,  genus  Circus  --  (a  genus  of  haws  comprising  the  harriers) 



circus definition