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circus
has definitions from the fields of horse racing,performing arts,biology,zoology,sport,geography,Roman antiquity
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[ noun ] (performing arts) a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
Examples "he ran away from home to join the circus" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The promoter who wanted to sign him up for the circus asked him how he was able to do it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (horse racing,performing arts) performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals
Examples "the children always love to go to the circus" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Meager and shabby by-products linger to haunt our memories of a once mighty protagonist ; a maladroit reharmonization of our National_Anthem ( The Star-Spangled_Banner ) ; a poor attempt to write an idiomatic jazz concerto ; a circus polka for elephants ; his hopes that the tunes from his old music might be used for popular American commercial songs ! Related terms |
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[ noun ] a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival
Synonyms Examples "it was so funny it was a circus" "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport,geography) an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
Examples "they used the elephants to help put up the circus" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) a genus of haws comprising the harriers
Synonyms Related terms bird_genus Accipitridae marsh_harrier Montagu's_harrier marsh_hawk harrier |
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