Noun

1. A travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
2. A performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
3. A frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
4. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
5. An arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
6. A genus of haws comprising the harriers