American English pronunciation
How to pronounce circus
IPA transcription: ['sɚkəs]
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Noun
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a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
“he ran away from home to join the circus”
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a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
“the children always love to go to the circus”
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a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
“it was so funny it was a circus”
“the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere”
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(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
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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”
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a genus of haws comprising the harriers
Usage examples
- The closest tube station is Piccadilly Circus.
- The station is also close to Westferry Circus and Canary Wharf Pier.
- Laughter echoed through the circus.
- what day does the movie Star of the Circus play at ten PM
- Her mother then met the American circus artist and later circus manager John Madigan.
- I think we're today's circus people.
- "That circus acrobat must have a well-trained vestibular system", the spectator thought.
- The third Concerto for Orchestra is based on old music of Russian provincial circuses.
- Exhibits included a sea lion, a sea serpent and L. Bertolotto's Flea circus.
- This collective is active in video-making, music production and live circus show performances.