company vs circus
circus vs companycompany and circus both are nouns.
company is a verb but circus is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| company | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| circus | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
circus is a hyponym of
company; that is, circus is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
company:
- company: organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
- circus: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
Other hyponyms of company include
opera company, theater company, ballet company, chorus, Greek chorus, minstrel show, minstrelsy.
| company (noun) | circus (noun) |
|---|---|
| a social gathering of guests or companions | a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals |
| an institution created to conduct business | a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment |
| organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent |
| small military unit; usually two or three platoons | (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games |
| crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship | a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals |
| a unit of firefighters including their equipment | |
| a band of people associated temporarily in some activity | |
| a social or business visitor | |
| the state of being with someone |
| company (verb) | circus (verb) |
|---|---|
| be a companion to somebody |
Words related to "company"
- East India Company
- Greek chorus
- Ld.
- Ltd.
- accompany
- affiliate
- armed forces
- armed services
- army unit
- assemblage
- associate
- assort
- attendance
- auto company
- ballet company
- band
- battalion
- battle group
- broadcasting company
- bureau de change
- caller
- car company
- cast
- cast of characters
- chorus
- circle
- circus
- closed shop
- cohort
- companion
- companionship
- complement
- consort
- corporate investor
- court banner
- crew
- distributor
- district banner
- dot com
- dot com company
- dot-com
- dramatis personae
- drug company
- electronics company
- establishment
- fatigue party
- fellowship
- film company
- food company
- freemasonry
- friendly relationship
- friendship
- full complement
- furniture company
- gathering
- holding company
- institution
- joint-stock company
- keep company
- landing party
- limited company
- livery company
- lot
- military
- military machine
- mining company
- minstrel show
- minstrelsy
- mover
- moving company
- number
- oil company
- open shop
- opera company
- organisation
- organization
- packaging company
- packaging concern
- party
- party to the action
- party to the transaction
- pharma
- pharmaceutical company
- pipeline company
- platoon
- printing business
- printing company
- printing concern
- public mover
- record company
- recording company
- removal company
- removal firm
- rescue party
- search party
- service
- set
- ship's company
- shipper
- shipping company
- social unit
- society
- steel company
- stock company
- stretcher party
- subsidiary
- subsidiary company
- takeover target
- target company
- theater company
- think factory
- think tank
- trainband
- transportation company
- troupe
- union shop
- unit
- visitant
- visitor
- war machine
- war party
- white knight
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