Words · Common
circus
/ˈsɝkəs/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
he ran away from home to join the circus
- noun
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
the children always love to go to the circus
- noun
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
it was so funny it was a circus
- noun
(antiquity) an open air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
- noun
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