circus
circus is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage.
- 2.Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.] The narrow circus of my dungeon wall. Byron.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- action
- amphitheater
- arena
- battle
- bear
- boxing
- camp
- campus
- canvas
- cockpit
- course
- field
- garden
- ground
- gymnasium
- hippodrome
- hustings
- meeting
- palestra
- place
- platform
- playground
- playhouse
- race
- ring
- scene
- seat
- slaughter
- stare
- the
- theater
- tilting
- trusting
- turf
- walk
- war
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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