performances (noun)

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• big top — noun a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent they had the big top up in less than an hour • Syn: ↑circus tent, ↑round top, ↑top • Hypernyms: ↑canvas tent, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• performance — noun 1 sth performed ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ public ▪ evening, matinee ▪ amateur, professional ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• three-ring circus — noun a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings • Hypernyms: ↑circus * * * noun, pl ⋯ cuses [count] 1 : a circus that has three separate areas where performances occur at the same time 2 US, informal : a place with a lot of busy and… …   Useful english dictionary

• variety show — noun a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances • Syn: ↑variety • Hypernyms: ↑show • Hyponyms: ↑minstrel show, ↑revue, ↑review, ↑vaudeville, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• public presentation — noun a dramatic or musical entertainment they listened to ten different performances the play ran for 100 performances the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity • Syn: ↑performance • Derivationally related forms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• break-in — noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent • Syn: ↑housebreaking, ↑breaking and entering • Derivationally related forms: ↑break in • Hypernyms: ↑burglary …   Useful english dictionary

• hard rock — noun : rock music marked by a heavy aggressive beat, high amplification, and usually energetic performances • hard rocker noun * * * hard rocker. the original form of rock n roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat. Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

• floor show — noun a series of acts at a night club • Syn: ↑cabaret, ↑floorshow • Hypernyms: ↑show * * * noun : an entertainment (as in a nightclub or cabaret) presented from the floor rather than an elevated stage and usually consisting of singing and dancing …   Useful english dictionary

• light show — noun a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns • Hypernyms: ↑display, ↑exhibit, ↑showing * * * noun : a kaleidoscopic display of colored lights (as lasers, spotlights, or strobes) usually accompanied by music * * * a form of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Jimi Hendrix — noun United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942 1970) • Syn: ↑Hendrix, ↑James Marshall Hendrix • Instance Hypernyms: ↑guitarist, ↑guitar player * * * Jimi Hendrix …   Useful english dictionary

• form — noun 1》 visible shape or configuration.     ↘style, design, and arrangement in an artistic work as distinct from its content. 2》 a way in which a thing exists or appears: essays in book form.     ↘any of the ways in which a word may be spelled,… …   English new terms dictionary