[{"word":"circuses","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The circus will be in town next week."},{"definition":"A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street."},{"definition":"A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Circuit; space; enclosure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/circus","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/circuses"]}]