FLEA CIRCUS

Meaning of FLEA CIRCUS in English

noun

an entertainment in which fleas are said to be performing tricks

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FLEA — I Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) Specialized anatomical structures allow the flea to …
Английский словарь Британика
CIRCUS — Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in 1768 …
Английский словарь Британика
FLEA — I. ˈflē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fle, flee, from Old English flēah, flēa; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIRCUS — I. ˌsərkəs, -ə̄k-, -əik- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin, circle, ring, circus (sense 1) — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEA — (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the …
Английский словарь Webster
FLEA — /flee/ , n. 1. any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRCUS — — circusy , adj. /serr"keuhs/ , n. , pl. circuses . 1. a large public entertainment, typically presented in one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLEA — noun Etymology: Middle English fle, from Old English flēa; akin to Old High German flōh flea Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIRCUS — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, circle, circus — more at circle Date: 14th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEA — vt to flay. 2. flea ·noun an insect belonging to the genus pulex, of the order aphaniptera. fleas are destitute …
Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — noun circuit; space; inclosure. 2. circus ·noun a circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — ■ noun ( plural ~es ) 1》 a travelling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances typically …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLEA — [flea] n [ME fle, fr. OE flea; akin to OHG floh flea] (bef. 12c): any of an order (Siphonaptera) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — [cir.cus] n, often attrib [L, circle, circus--more at circle] (14c) 1 a: a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLEA
Britannica English vocabulary
CIRCUS — Elephants in three-ring performance from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1970. an entertainment or spectacle usually consisting of …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLEA — flea BrE AmE fliː (= flee) ▷ fleas fliːz ▶ ˈ flea ˌ market BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIRCUS — circus BrE AmE ˈsɜːk əs AmE \ ˈsɝːk- ▷ circus|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLEA — / fliː; NAmE / noun a very small jumping insect without wings, that bites animals and humans and sucks their …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCUS — / ˈsɜːkəs; NAmE ˈsɜːrkəs/ noun 1. [ C ] a group of entertainers, sometimes with trained animals, who perform skilful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEA — flea /fliː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a very small insect without wings that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIRCUS — cir ‧ cus /ˈsɜːkəs $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'circle, circus' , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1 a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1 a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLEA — n.1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full …
Oxford English vocab
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1. a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Oxford English vocab
CIRCUS — ( circuses) 1. A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flea collar flea market COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN collar ▪ The first 50 winning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIRCUS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a media circus (= a disapproving phrase for all the people from the media who …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLEA — [noun] [C] - a very small jumping insect without wings which feeds on the blood of animals and humansOur cat …
Cambridge English vocab
CIRCUS — (ROAD) [noun] UK - an open circular area where several roads joinPiccadilly CircusOxford Circus
Cambridge English vocab
FLEA — n. flea beetle sand flea beach flea water flea
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — n. Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) insects (order Siphonaptera), found from the Arctic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CIRCUS — n. Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — Synonyms and related words : broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, cat flea, chigoe, cockroach, crab, dog flea, frog, gazelle, goat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLEA — Someone who does not tip or tips very poorly. Las Vegas gambling term. A flea will almost never get special …
Slang English vocab
CIRCUS — See: THREE-RING CIRCUS.
Slang English vocab
FLEA — noun VERB + FLEA ▪ get , have ▪ be infested with ▪ control , kill ▪ This drug is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CIRCUS — noun Circus is used before these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ performer , ↑ poster , ↑ ring , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLEA — сущ. блоха fleas bite ≈ блохи кусают to send smb. away with a flea in his ear ≈ дать кому-л. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus ≈ раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA — 1. fli: n 1. энт. блоха ( Siphonaptera ) 2. = flea-beetle 3. красновато-коричневый цвет 4. амер. сл. скучный, надоедливый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CIRCUS — circus.ogg ʹsɜ:kəs n 1. 1> цирк circus performer - артист цирка, циркач circus horse - цирковая лошадь 2> арена; манеж …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLEA — flea сущ.блоха fleas bite — блохи кусают•• to send smb. away with a flea in his ear — дать кому-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CIRCUS — n 1. 1) цирк ~ performer - артист цирка, циркач ~ horse - цирковая лошадь 2) арена; манеж ( цирка …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FLEA — 1. fli: n 1. энт. блоха ( Siphonaptera ) 2. = flea-beetle 3. красновато-коричневый цвет 4. амер. сл. скучный, надоедливый …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — n 1. 1> цирк circus performer - артист цирка, циркач circus horse - цирковая лошадь 2> арена; манеж ( цирка …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA — сущ. блоха fleas bite — блохи кусают •• to send smb. away with a flea in his ear — дать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus — раскинуть шатер ( о цирке ) to go to the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FLEA — сущ. блоха fleas bite — блохи кусают •• to send smb. away with a flea in his ear — дать кому-л. пощечину; дать резкий …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus — раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus — пойти в цирк traveling …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FLEA — 1) блоха; pl блохи (Aphaniptera) 2) мелкое насекомое • - bat fleas - blue flea - broken-headed fleas - cat flea - common fleas - dog flea - European …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FLEA — 1) блоха; pl блохи ( Aphaniptera ) 2) мелкое насекомое • - bat fleas - blue flea - broken-headed fleas …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FLEA — _n. блоха; a flea in one's ear а> резкое замечание, разнос; б> отпор; в> раздражающий ответ; to send smb. away …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CIRCUS — n 1) AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это было не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CIRCUS — n 1) AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CIRCUS — circus n 1. AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles Это …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CIRCUS — 1) The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это было не представление, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
FLEA — сущ. блоха fleas bite ≈ блохи кусают to send smb. away with a flea in his ear ≈ дать кому-л. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus ≈ раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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