word
Circus
SUR-kuhs
/ˈsɜːrkʌs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
circus
Dictionary meaning
A performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals.
Examples
- The children always love to go to the circus.
- It was so funny it was a circus.
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