CIRCUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals
   Usage Example(s)
   • the children always love to go to the circus
   Hypernyms(s) circus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • show (what does show mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • three-ring circus (what does three-ring circus mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival
   Synonym(s)
   • carnival (what does carnival mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was so funny it was a circus
   • the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
   Hypernyms(s) circus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disturbance (what does disturbance mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a genus of haws comprising the harriers
   Synonym(s)
   • genus Circus (what does genus Circus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Circus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bird genus (what does bird genus mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
   Usage Example(s)
   • they used the elephants to help put up the circus
   Hypernyms(s) circus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arena (what does arena mean?)
   • scene of action (what does scene of action mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
   Hypernyms(s) circus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stadium (what does stadium mean?)
   • bowl (what does bowl mean?)
   • arena (what does arena mean?)
   • sports stadium (what does sports stadium mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a travelling company of entertainers
   • including trained animals
   Usage Example(s)
   • he ran away from home to join the circus
   Hypernyms(s) circus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • company (what does company mean?)
   • troupe (what does troupe mean?)