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• siren — mid 14c., sea nymph who by her singing lures sailors to their destruction, from O.Fr. sereine, from L.L. Sirena, from L. Siren, from Gk. Seiren [ Odyssey, xii.39 ff.], perhaps lit. binder, from seira cord, rope. Meaning device that makes a… …   Etymology dictionary

• siren — [sī′rən] n. [ME syrene < OFr < LL Sirena, for L Siren < Gr Seirēn < ? seira, cord, rope (hence, orig. ? one who snares, entangles) < IE base * twer , to grasp] 1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of several sea nymphs, represented as part bird …   English World dictionary

• siren — ► NOUN 1) a device that makes a loud prolonged signal or warning sound. 2) Greek Mythology each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks. 3) a woman who is considered to be alluring but also… …   English terms dictionary

• warning horn — siren that is sounded before a dangerous event …   English contemporary dictionary

• Warning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Warning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 warning warning early warning caution caveat Sgm: N 1 notice notice &c.(information) 527 Sgm: N 1 premonition premonition premonishment Sgm: N 1 prediction …   English dictionary for students

• Siren (noisemaker) — A siren is a loud noise maker. The original version would yield sounds under water [Adolphe Ganot (translator: Edmund Atkinson), Elementary Treatise on Physics: Experimental and Applied , 8th ed. (N.Y., N.Y.: Wm. Wood and Co., 1877), pages 188… …   Wikipedia

• siren — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• siren — [[t]sa͟ɪ͟ərən[/t]] sirens 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A siren is a warning device which makes a long, loud noise. Most fire engines, ambulances, and police cars have sirens. It sounds like an air raid siren. 2) N COUNT Some people refer to a woman as… …   English dictionary

• siren — sirenlike, adj. /suy reuhn/, n. 1. Class. Myth. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing. 2. a seductively beautiful or charming woman, esp. one who beguiles men: a siren of… …   Universalium

• siren — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French sereine, from Late Latin sirena, from Latin siren, from Greek seirēn Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Warning (Green Day song) — Single infobox Name = Warning Artist = Green Day from Album = Warning Released = December 11, 2000 Format = CD Recorded = 2000 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 3:42 Label = Reprise Producer = Rob Cavallo Chart position = * #3 (US Modern Rock) *… …   Wikipedia