cirque

cirque

noun \ˈsərk\

Definition of CIRQUE

1

archaic : circus

2

: circle, circlet

3

: a deep steep-walled basin on a mountain usually forming the blunt end of a valley

Examples of CIRQUE

1. <the harvest moon was a glowing cirque in autumn sky>

Illustration of CIRQUE

Origin of CIRQUE

French, from Latin circus

First Known Use: 1601

Related to CIRQUE

Synonyms: circle, ring, round, roundel

Related Words: circlet, ringlet; ellipse, loop, oval; ball, globe, orb, sphere

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Rhymes with CIRQUE

burke, Burke, chirk, clerk, dirk, irk, jerk, kirk, lurk, murk, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work, yerk, zerk