circus

noun

1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

   noun.group

   Examples

   He ran away from home to join the circus.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

   noun.act

   Examples

   The children always love to go to the circus.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

   noun.act

   Examples

   It was so funny it was a circus.

   Synonyms carnival

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

   noun.artifact

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

   noun.artifact

   Examples

   They used the elephants to help put up the circus.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. a genus of haws comprising the harriers

   noun.animal

   Synonyms genus circus

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows.

   noun

   Source: webster1913