Siren - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsaɪrən|
Brit.
|ˈsaɪr(ə)n|
noun
- a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive (syn: enchantress, temptress)
- a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
- an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
- eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
- a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive (syn: enchantress, temptress)
- a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
- an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
- eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
Extra examples
...one of history's most famous sirens, Cleopatra charmed both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony...
We got out of the car, and he blared the siren.
When I heard the siren, I knew it was the Man.
The police car approached, its siren screaming.
The eerie howl of the siren sent chills up her spine.
The siren resonated throughout the city.
Word forms
noun
singular: siren
plural: sirens
singular: siren
plural: sirens
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