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nouna genus of haws comprising the harriers
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"it was so funny it was a circus"nouna frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
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"they used the elephants to help put up the circus"nounan arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tenttype of:
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noun(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial gamestype of:
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"the children always love to go to the circus"nouna performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animalstype of:
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"he ran away from home to join the circus"nouna travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
Definition that contains circus
- top a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
- kelly United States circus clown (1898-1979)
- trapeze a swing used by circus acrobats
- sideshow a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)
- fairground an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
- ringmaster the person in charge of performances in a circus ring
- barnum United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
- ringling United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926)
- strongman a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus
- safety net a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze