[{"word":"laurels","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A crown of laurel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(chiefly in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to win laurels; to crown with laurels"},{"definition":"Any plant of the family Lauraceae.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any of various plants of other families that resemble laurels.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To enwreathe.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To award top honours to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laurel","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laurels"]}]