circus
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/ˈsɜːkəs/
English
Definitions
noun
- A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.“The circus will be in town next week.”
- A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.“Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.”
- A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
- In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
verb
- To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus
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Synonyms
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