English noun: Purple Heart | |||
1. | Purple Heart (communication) a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action | ||
Synonyms | Order of the Purple Heart | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon | ||
2. | purple heart (artifact) a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | ||
Synonyms | Luminal, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, sodium thiopental | ||
Broader (hypernym) | barbiturate | ||