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(Lau-rel) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. an evergreen shrub or tree, especially the bay tree, whose leaves are used as a symbol of victory and honor.

Example Sentence

The ancient Greeks gave crowns of laurel leaves to their heroes.

More Example Sentences

In ancient times, poets were often honored with laurel for their achievements.

Synonyms

bay; honor; glory

Antonyms

thorns

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laurel
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Rhymes

  • aural
  • boral
  • borel
  • borell
  • burrill
  • choral
  • coral
  • corle
  • curle
  • durrell
  • erle
  • floral
  • goral
  • horrell
  • hurrell
  • koral
  • laurel
  • loral
  • moral
  • morell
  • murrell
  • murrill
  • norell
  • norrell
  • oral
  • orel
  • quarrel
  • serle
  • shirrell
  • sorel
  • sorell
  • sorrel
  • sorrell
  • sperle
  • sterle
  • surrell
  • tearle
  • thorell
  • turrell
  • turrill
  • werle
  • woehrle

  • amoral
  • auroral
  • balmoral
  • immoral
  • reloral
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