English dictionary definition of:

circus


Noun

  • a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
  • a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
  • a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
  • (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
  • an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
  • a genus of haws comprising the harriers

Thesaurus

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Spellzone course content

View spelling list Nouns ending in us and learn about the word circus in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 29. Word ending: -ous.

View spelling list ir words and learn about the word circus in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 11. Spelling choices for /er/ sound: er, ir, ur, ear + wor.

View spelling list Words starting with ci and learn about the word circus in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 20. Soft c: ce, ci, cy.

Scrabble score for circus


Scrabble score = 10

generated at 15:20:56 on 13-03-20

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