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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun siren has 5 senses
- siren(n = noun.person) - a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song" is a kind of sea nymph
- siren(n = noun.person) delilah, enchantress, femme fatale, temptress - a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive; is a kind of adult female, woman
- siren(n = noun.communication) - a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound; is a kind of alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal
- siren(n = noun.artifact) - an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning; is a kind of acoustic device, alarm, alarm system, warning device
- siren(n = noun.animal) - eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills; is a kind of salamander
has particulars: lorelei
is a member of genus siren
CIDE DICTIONARY
siren, n. [L., fr. Gr. : cf. F. sirène.].
- One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. [1913 Webster]"Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please." [1913 Webster] - An enticing, dangerous woman. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Something which is insidious or deceptive. [1913 Webster]"Consumption is a siren." [1913 Webster]
- A mermaid. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Any long, slender amphibian of the genus
Siren or familySirenidæ , destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina ) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. [1913 Webster] - An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [1913 Webster]
siren, a.
Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
siren, n.
1 a a device for making a loud prolonged signal or warning sound, esp. by revolving a perforated disc over a jet of compressed air or steam. b the sound made by this.
2 (in Greek mythology) each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks.
3 a sweet singer.
4 a a dangerously fascinating woman; a temptress. b a tempting pursuit etc.
5 (attrib.) irresistibly tempting.
6 an eel-shaped tailed amphibian of the family Sirenidae.
1 a a device for making a loud prolonged signal or warning sound, esp. by revolving a perforated disc over a jet of compressed air or steam. b the sound made by this.
2 (in Greek mythology) each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks.
3 a sweet singer.
4 a a dangerously fascinating woman; a temptress. b a tempting pursuit etc.
5 (attrib.) irresistibly tempting.
6 an eel-shaped tailed amphibian of the family Sirenidae.
Idiom
siren suit a one-piece garment for the whole body, easily put on or taken off, orig. for use in air-raid shelters.
Etymology
ME f. OF sereine, sirene f. LL Sirena fem. f. L f. Gk Seiren