Main entry: circus
Definition: a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
Usage: the children always love to go to the circus
Definition: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
Usage: it was so funny it was a circus; the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
Main entry: genus Circus, Circus
Definition: a genus of haws comprising the harriers
Main entry: circus
Definition: an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
Usage: they used the elephants to help put up the circus
Main entry: circus
Definition: (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
Main entry: circus
Definition: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
Usage: he ran away from home to join the circus