Meaning of CIRCUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'surkus
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- [n] performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
- [n] 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"
- [n] a genus of haws comprising the harriers
- [n] 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"
- [n] (ancient Rome) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
- [n] a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
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| | Synonyms: | | carnival, genus Circus |
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| | See Also: | | Accipitridae, arena, big top, bird genus, bowl, Circus Aeruginosus, Circus cyaneus, Circus pygargus, circus tent, company, disturbance, family Accipitridae, harrier, hen harrier, marsh harrier, marsh hawk, Montagu's harrier, northern harrier, round top, scene of action, show, stadium, three-ring circus, top, troupe | |
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| | Definition: | | Circus
Collage illustrations accompany this introduction to the circus. Readers will meet all the animals and performers typical to the circus including a huge elephant and a high wire act known as The Flying Zucchinis. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cir"cus\, n.; pl. {Circuses}. [L. circus circle, ring,
circus (in sense 1). See {Circle}, and cf. {Cirque}.]
1. (Roman Antiq.) 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.
Note: The Circus Maximus at Rome could contain more than
100,000 spectators. --Harpers' Latin Dict.
2. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of
horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company
of performers, with their equipage.
3. Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.]
The narrow circus of my dungeon wall. --Byron.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are having a terrific time at a circus means your satisfaction and contentment with your current surroundings. But to dream that you are just at the circus means that you are being misunderstood in some way. You are giving off the wrong impression to others.
Dreaming that there is chaos at the circus means that your life is out of control. |
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| | Related Terms: | | agora, amphitheater, annular muscle, annulus, arena, areola, athletic field, auditorium, aureole, background, bear garden, bowl, boxing ring, Broadway, bull ring, burlesque, burlesque show, campus, canvas, carnival, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumference, closed circle, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, coochie show, corona, coronet, course, crescent, crown, cycle, diadem, discus, disk, drama, entertainment industry, eternal return, fairy ring, fantoccini, field, floor, floor show, forum, galanty show, garland, girly show, glory, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, halo, hippodrome, hootchy-kootchy show, lasso, leg show, legit, legitimate stage, light show, lists, locale, logical circle, loop, looplet, magic circle, magic show, marketplace, mat, milieu, noose, O, off Broadway, off-off-Broadway, ombres chinoises, open forum, orbit, palaestra, parade ground, peep show, pit, place, platform, playland, precinct, prize ring, public square, puppet show, purlieu, radius, range, raree-show, rep show, repertory drama, repertory show, ring, rodeo, rondelle, round, roundel, saucer, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, shadow show, show biz, show business, sideshow, site, sphere, sphincter, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, stage world, stagedom, stageland, stock, strawhat, strawhat circuit, summer stock, terrain, the big top, the boards, the footlights, the scenes, the stage, the theater, theater, theater world, theatromania, theatrophobia, tilting ground, tiltyard, variety, variety show, vaudeville, vaudeville show, vicious circle, walk, wheel, wreath, wrestling ring |
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