circus
1. a travelling company of entertainers;
including trained animals (Freq. 2)
- he ran away from home to join the circus
• Hypernyms:
company, troupe
2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals (Freq. 2)
- the children always love to go to the circus
• Hypernyms:
show
• Hyponyms:
three-ring circus
3. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment (Freq. 1)
- it was so funny it was a circus
- the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
• Syn:
carnival
• Hypernyms:
disturbance
4. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
• Topics:
antiquity
• Regions:
Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy
• Hypernyms:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
5. 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
• Hypernyms:
arena, scene of action
• Part Meronyms:
circus tent, big top, round top, top
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