circus
circus is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
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- noun. 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.
- noun. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage.
- noun. Circuit; space; inclosure.
- noun. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
"the children always love to go to the circus"
- noun. 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"
- noun. a genus of haws comprising the harriers
- noun. 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"
- noun. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
- noun. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
"he ran away from home to join the circus"
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