siren
noun
- Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of several sea nymphs, represented as part bird and part woman, who lure sailors to their death on rocky coasts by seductive singing
- a woman who uses her sexual attractiveness to entice or allure men; a woman who is considered seductive
- an acoustical device in which steam or air is driven against a rotating, perforated disk so as to produce sound; specif., such a device producing a loud, often wailing sound, used esp. as a warning signal
- an electronic device that produces a similar sound
- any of a family (Sirenidae) of slender, eel-shaped salamanders without hind legs; esp., the mud eel
See siren in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sīˈrən)
nouna. A device in which compressed air or steam is driven against a rotating perforated disk to create a loud, often wailing sound as a signal or warning.
b. An electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning: a police car siren.
- Any of several salamanders of the family Sirenidae, such as the mud eel, having an eellike body, permanent external gills, small forelegs, and no hind limbs.
(sīˈrən)
noun- Greek Mythology One of a group of sea nymphs who by their sweet singing lured mariners to destruction on the rocks surrounding their island.
- siren A woman regarded as seductive and beautiful.
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