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

2 senses of purple heart

Sense 1
Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart -- (a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action)
       => decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon -- (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)

Sense 2
sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heart -- (a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative)
       => barbiturate -- (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)