| NOUN | person | Siren | a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors / sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived |
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| person | siren, enchantress, temptress, Delilah, femme fatale | a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | |
| communication | siren | a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound | |
| artifact | siren | an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning | |
| animal | siren | eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs |
| Sounds | say'rahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors / sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived. | |
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| Instances | Lorelei | A Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction |
| Broader | sea nymph | (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus |
| Spanish | sirena | |
| Catalan | sirena | |
| Meaning | A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive. | |
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| Synonyms | enchantress, temptress, Delilah, femme fatale | |
| Broader | woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
| Spanish | femme fatale, mujer fatal, provocadora, seductora, tentadora, tigresa, vampiresa | |
| Catalan | provocadora, sirena, tigressa, vampiressa | |
| Meaning | A warning signal that is a loud wailing sound. | |
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| Broader | alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum | An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
| Spanish | sirena | |
| Catalan | sirena | |
| Meaning | An acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | acoustic device | A device for amplifying or transmitting sound |
| alarm, warning device, alarm system | A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event | |
| Spanish | sirena | |
| Catalan | sirena | |
| Meaning | eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills. | |
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| Member of | genus Siren | A genus of Sirenidae |
| Broader | salamander | Any of various typically terrestrial / terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed |
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