- circus - a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
--1 is a kind of company, troupe
- circus - performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
--2 is a kind of show
--2 has particulars: three-ring circus- circus, carnival - a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
--3 is a kind of disturbance
- circus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
--4 is a kind of stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
- 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 is a kind of arena, scene of action
--5 has parts: circus tent, big top, round top, top- Circus, genus Circus - a genus of haws comprising the harriers
--6 is a kind of bird genus
--6 is a member of Accipitridae, family Accipitridae
--6 has members:harrier; marsh harrier, Circus Aeruginosus; Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus; marsh hawk, northern harrier, hen harrier, Circus cyaneus - circus - performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"