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/ˈsərkəs/,
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circuses, plural;
  1. A traveling company of acrobats, trained animals, and clowns that gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places
    • - a circus elephant
  2. (in ancient Rome) A rounded or oblong arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games

  3. A group of people involved in a particular sport who travel around to compete against one another in a series of different places
    • - the Formula One circus
  4. A public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity
    • - a media circus
  5. A rounded open space in a city where several streets converge
    • - Piccadilly Circus
  1. (circus) a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
  2. (circus) 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"
  3. (circus) (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
  4. (circus) 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"
  5. (circus) a genus of haws comprising the harriers
  6. (Circus (2000 movie)) Circus is a 2000 British crime thriller movie directed by Rob Walker and written by David Logan. The movie stars John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Brian Conley, and Eddie Izzard. ...
  7. (Circus (2009 film)) Circus is a 2009 Kannada film directed and produced by Dayal Padmanabhan who previously acted with Ganesh in Gaalipata. Music was composed by Emil. ...
  8. (Circus (Aqua Teen Hungerforce episode)) This is an episode list for the animated cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. It later became part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. ...
  9. (Circus (Argent album)) Circus is the sixth album of Argent, released in 1975 by Epic and distributed by CBS. Argent was an English band started by Rod Argent, previously of the Zombies, drummer Robert Henrit, bass player Jim Rodford and guitar and keyboard player Russ Ballard. ...
  10. (Circus (building)) The Roman circus was a large open-air venue used for public events in the ancient Roman Empire. The circuses were similar to the ancient Greek hippodromes, although serving varying purposes. ...
  11. (Circus (company)) Circus is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. In addition to the normal Circus brand name, there are other brand divisions including Circus Northern, Circus Fetish, Circus Metal, and Sanctuary. ...
  12. (Circus (FictionJunction Yuuka album)) Circus is the second album of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on July 4, 2007.
  13. (Circus (genus)) A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks forming the Circinae sub-family of the Accipitridae family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds.
  14. (Circus (Lenny Kravitz album)) Circus is the fourth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1995 by Virgin Records. It reached #10 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Album Chart, becoming Kravitz's first top 10 album in the US and second in the UK. ...
  15. (Circus (magazine)) Circus was a monthly American magazine devoted to rock music. It was published from 1966 to 2006. ...
  16. (Circus (MC Mong song)) Circus is a Hip hop song by South Korean rapper, MC Mong from his 4th studio album Show's Just Begun. It was released on April 22, 2008. It won 1st place for 5 weeks on Music Bank''' K-Chart.
  17. (Circus (movie)) Circus (Цирк; Tsirk) is a 1936 Soviet melodramatic comedy musical film. It was directed by Grigori Aleksandrov at the Mosfilm studios. In his own words, it was conceived as "an eccentric comedy...a real side splitter."
  18. (Circus (novel)) Circus is a novel written by the Scottish author Alistair MacLean. It was first released in the United Kingdom by Collins in 1975 and later in the same year by Doubleday in the United States.
  19. (Circus (performing arts)) A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists. ...
  20. (Circus (song)) "Circus" is a song by American pop singer Britney Spears from her sixth studio album of the same name. It was released on December 2, 2008, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. The song was produced and co-written by Claude Kelly, Dr. Luke, and Benny Blanco. ...
  21. (circus) to send fighters into enemy territory to trick the enemy into battle.
  22. (Circus) In ancient Roman architecture, the structure built for the running and viewing of chariot races. The Circus Maximus, or Domition's Circus, in Rome seated 200,000 people. The space of this circus survives today as the Piazza Navona.
  23. (Circus) Life is a cabaret, old chum. What good is sitting alone in your room?
  24. (Circus) Maximus, arena of ancient Rome, located between the Palatine and Aventine hills, and the principal amusement place of the city from about 600 bc to the early days of the Roman Empire.
  25. (Circus) The insider’s term for the traveling swarm of teams, equipment, drivers, sponsors and media that moves from race to race during an F1 season.