A travelling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
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"
(ancient Rome) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
a genus of haws comprising the harriers
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"
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
