circus

(noun) a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals. Example: "He ran away from home to join the circus."

(noun) a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals. Example: "The children always love to go to the circus."

(noun) a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment. Synonyms: carnival. Examples: "It was so funny it was a circus." "The whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere."

(noun) (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games.

(noun) an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent. Example: "They used the elephants to help put up the circus."

(noun) a genus of haws comprising the harriers. Synonyms: Circus, genus Circus.