Synonyms for laurel
ˈlɔr əl, ˈlɒr-lau·rel

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1. laurelnoun

   any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

   Synonyms:
   laurel wreath, bay wreath

2. Laurel, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurelnoun

   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)

   Synonyms:
   laurel wreath, bay wreath

3. laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreathnoun

   (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

   Synonyms:
   laurel wreath, medal, decoration, bay wreath, palm, ribbon, medallion

Matched Categories

1. • Antiquity
   • Comedian
   • Flowering Tree
   • Wreath

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1. List of paraphrases for "laurel":

   laurier

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1. Danny DeVito:

   You have to give people permission to laugh. That's why they would always cut to the banana peel in the Laurel and Hardy movies.

2. Richard Budgett:

   There are no IOC rules or regulations around transgender participation. That depends on each international federation. So Laurel Hubbard is a woman, and is competing under the rules of her federation, and we have to pay tribute to her courage and tenacity in actually competing and qualifying for The Olympic Games.

3. Elizabeth Báthory:

   God, if you exist behind the Holy Scriptures then you have abandoned me. In war hundreds are killed and tortured and they are left there to rot and feed the vultures. And yet, we glorify our warriors. We give them laurel wreaths and honors. But all I get is torment, I cannot be humiliated this way. Give me an illness that will kill me fast. I cannot do it myself, I must go to heaven. Amen.

4. The Mount Laurel Police Department:

   The Mount Laurel Police Department does not tolerate hate or bias intimidation in any form … We can assure our residents that incidents like this are thoroughly investigated and that those who commit such offenses will be held accountable for their actions, to say that we are appalled by the disturbing and vicious act of hate which was caught on camera would be an understatement.

5. Johann von Goethe:

   Know'st thou the land where the lemon-trees bloom, Where the gold orange glows in the deep thicket's gloom, Where a wind ever soft from the blue heaven blows, And the groves are of laurel and myrtle and rose