CARNIVALS Synonyms

• a shop where a variety of goods are sold

• a street of small shops (especially in Orient)

• a sale of miscellany; often for charity

• a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

• any joyous diversion

• the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

• A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

• A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

• A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.

• In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.

• (World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.

• Circuit; space; enclosure.

• free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

• (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

• a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

• gathering of producers to promote business

• a competitive exhibition of farm products

• a sale of miscellany; often for charity

• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

• without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

• not excessive or extreme

• very pleasing to the eye

• lacking exceptional quality or ability

• attractively feminine

• (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

• gained or earned without cheating or stealing

• free of clouds or rain

• (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored

• join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

• a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

• an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

• an elaborate party (often outdoors)

• an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

• have a celebration

• an elaborate party (often outdoors)

• a gay festivity

• a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

• an organization to gain political power

• a gathering of people for pleasure

• a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

• an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment

• a person involved in legal proceedings

• have or participate in a party

• a genus of haws comprising the harriers

• a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

• a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

• a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

• (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

• an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

• free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

• (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines

• a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

• gathering of producers to promote business

• a competitive exhibition of farm products

• a sale of miscellany; often for charity

• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

• without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner

• not excessive or extreme

• very pleasing to the eye

• lacking exceptional quality or ability

• attractively feminine

• (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

• gained or earned without cheating or stealing

• free of clouds or rain

• (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored

• join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

• a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement

• a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.