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Circus

A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows.

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Arena 76% connected

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…

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Bowl 76% connected

A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.

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Company 76% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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Disturbance 76% connected

An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Stadium 76% connected

A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. I…

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Troupe 76% connected

A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.

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Top 70% connected

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem,…

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Carnival 92% connected

A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Construction noun · 86% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Corner noun · 86% connection

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

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Aerolite noun · 78% connection

A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Amphitheater noun · 78% connection

an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Amphitheatre noun · 78% connection

An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Ark noun · 78% connection

The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sac…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Bilateral adjective · 78% connection

Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Bireme noun · 78% connection

An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Blockhouse noun · 78% connection

An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper sto…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Coliseum noun · 78% connection

an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Converse noun · 78% connection

A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the su…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Court noun · 78% connection

An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Filling noun · 78% connection

That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression i…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Galley noun · 78% connection

An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Gladstone noun · 78% connection

A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats, calash top, and seats for driver and footman.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: level, oblong, space, surrounded, three.
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Hill noun · 78% connection

A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountai…

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