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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
siren \si"ren\, n. l., fr. gr. ???: cf. f. sir`ene.
   1. class. myth. 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.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. an enticing, dangerous woman. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. something which is insidious or deceptive.
      1913 webster

            consumption is a siren.               --w. irving.
      1913 webster

   4. a mermaid. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. zool. any long, slender amphibian of the genus siren
      or family sirenidae, 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

   6. f. sir`ene, properly, a siren in sense 1. acoustics
      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. written
      also sirene, and syren.
      1913 webster
see also:
siren sirenidae siren lacertina sirene syren 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
siren \si"ren\, a.
   of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren;
   fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
siren
     n 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"
     2: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive syn:
        enchantress, temptress, delilah, femme fatale
     3: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
     4: an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a
        signal or warning
     5: eel-like aquatic north american salamander with small
        forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
see also:
enchantress temptress delilah femme fatale 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
200 moby thesaurus words for "siren":
   circe, davy, davy jones, don juan, dylan, euryale, gorgon, jezebel,
   klaxon, lorelei, mayday, medea, medusa, neptune, nereid, nereus,
   oceanid, oceanus, parthenope, poseidon, sos, siren, stheno, thetis,
   triton, varuna, air-raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock,
   alarm signal, alarum, alert, all clear, alluring, appealing,
   appetizing, attracting, attractive, beacon, beguiling, beldam,
   bewitcher, bewitching, bitch-kitty, blandishing, blinking light,
   boiler factory, boiler room, bull-roarer, burglar alarm, buzzer,
   cajoling, captivating, catcall, catching, charismatic, charmer,
   charming, cherry bomb, clack, clacker, clapper, coaxing,
   come-hither, coquette, coquettish, cracker, cricket, crostarie,
   drawing, enchanter, enchanting, enchantress, engaging, enravishing,
   enthralling, enticer, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic,
   fascinating, femme fatale, fetching, fiery cross, fire alarm,
   fire bell, fire flag, firecracker, five-minute gun, flashing light,
   flirt, flirtatious, fog bell, fog signal, foghorn,
   fresh-water nymph, fury, gale warning, glamorous, grimalkin, hag,
   hellcat, hellhag, hooter, horn, hue and cry, hurricane warning,
   hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inveigler, inviting,
   irresistible, kelpie, lighthouse, limniad, magnetic, man fish,
   mermaid, merman, mesmeric, mouth-watering, naiad, nix, nixie,
   noisemaker, note of alarm, occulting light, ocean nymph, piquant,
   police whistle, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, rattle,
   rattlebox, ravishing, sea devil, sea god, sea nymph, sea-maid,
   sea-maiden, seaman, seducer, seducing, seductive, seductress,
   she-devil, she-wolf, signal, signal of distress, sirenic,
   small-craft warning, snapper, sorceress, spellbinder, spellbinding,
   spellful, steam whistle, still alarm, storm cone, storm flag,
   storm warning, taking, tantalizing, teaser, teasing, tempter,
   tempting, temptress, termagant, tickling, ticktack, tigress,
   titillating, titillative, tocsin, two-minute gun, undine,
   upside-down flag, vamp, vampire, virago, vixen, wailer, warble,
   warning, water god, water spirit, water sprite, whistle, whizgig,
   whizzer, wildcat, winning, winsome, witch, witching




[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
siren, n.  one of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt
to dissuade odysseus from a life on the ocean wave.  figuratively, any
lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing
performance.



[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
siren, wi village, fips 74175
  location: 45.78368 n, 92.37997 w
  population 1990: 863 456 housing units
  area: 2.6 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
  zip codes: 54872

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
siren, wi -- u.s. village in wisconsin
   population 2000:    988
   housing units 2000: 499
   land area 2000:     1.103843 sq. miles 2.858940 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.022314 sq. miles 0.057793 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.126157 sq. miles 2.916733 sq. km
   fips code:            74175
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             45.783633 n, 92.380161 w
   zip codes 1990:     54872
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    siren, wi
    siren



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