Laurels

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of laurel form-of, plural

    "Two mountain laurels were in bloom."

  2. 2
    Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo. plural, plural-only

    "Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels."

  3. 3
    plural of Laurel form-of, plural
  4. 4
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction wordnet
  5. 5
    the state of being honored wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of laurel form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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awardacclaimacclamationaccoladeaccoladeaccomplishments

Example

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"We must not rest on our laurels!"

Related phrases

mountain laurelrest on one's laurels

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