si·ren /ˈsaɪrən/
1. 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"
synset: Siren
2. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
synset: enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme_fatale
3. a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
synset: siren
4. an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
synset: siren
5. eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
synset: siren
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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