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SIREN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("siren" is a kind of...):
salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)
Holonyms ("siren" is a member of...):
genus Siren (a genus of Sirenidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("siren" is a kind of...):
acoustic device (a device for amplifying or transmitting sound)
alarm; alarm system; warning device (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("siren" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Synonyms:
Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale; siren; temptress
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("siren" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
Sense 5
Meaning:
A sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
Example:
Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Siren" is a kind of...):
sea nymph ((Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus)
Instance hyponyms:
Lorelei (a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction)
