a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals | a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips |
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) |
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent | a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance |
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games | a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin |
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals | platform surrounding the head of a lower mast |
| the greatest possible intensity |
| the highest or uppermost side of anything |
| the upper part of anything |
| the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
| the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development |
| the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat |