Siren

Definitions

1. One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
   Greek
2. A village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States.
3. One who sings sweetly and charms.
4. A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding the village of the same name.
5. A dangerously seductive woman.
6. A member of Sirenia, an order of mammals.
7. A member of a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae, commonly used for all species in the family Sirenidae.
8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Hestina.
9. A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
10. A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra (patented as Acme Siren in 1895).
11. An instrument for demonstrating the laws of beats and combination tones.
12. An astrophysical event that can be used for calculating cosmic distances.

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Examples

“Now give⟳ ear to what I'm about to say⟳ to you , and a god himself will bring⟳ it before your mind⟳ . First , you will come⟳ to the Sirens . These beings enthrall all men who arrive⟳ before them . Whoever draws near without knowledge and ...”

“My attention was diverted from this sight by a furious yelling, like⟳ that of the thing called a siren in our manufacturing towns.”

“1984, Steve Harris, "Aces High", Iron⟳ Maiden, Powerslave. There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound⟳ of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get⟳ airborne / Got to get⟳ up for the coming attack.”

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