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circus
noun
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- IRCU
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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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”
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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Example Sentences
the children always love to go to the circus
it was so funny it was a circus
the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere
they used the elephants to help put up the circus
he ran away from home to join the circus
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