Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun laurels

2 senses of laurels

Sense 1
award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels -- (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery")
       => symbol -- (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

Sense 2
honor, honour, laurels -- (the state of being honored)
       => standing -- (social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun laurel

3 senses of laurel

Sense 1
laurel -- (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)
       => angiospermous tree, flowering tree -- (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Sense 2
Laurel, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel -- (United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965))
       INSTANCE OF=> comedian, comic -- (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

Sense 3
laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath -- ((antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory)
       => wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei -- (flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes)