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Sirens

One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.

📖 Definitions of "Sirens"

noun

1
One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
2
One who sings sweetly and charms.
3
A dangerously seductive woman.
4
A member of an order of mammals of Sirenia (first attested in French in Dominique Bouhours, Les entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugène, 1671).

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delilahnoun	The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
enchantressnoun	A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.
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temptressnoun	A woman considered sexually attractive by men.
alarmsnoun	Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
alertnoun	Attentive; awake; on guard.
family sirenidaenoun	sirens
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raidnoun	(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
sirenidae	Sirenidae, the sirens, are a family of neotenic aquatic salamanders.
whistlesnoun	A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
beepnoun	A short, electronically produced tone.
lightsnoun	The lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
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klaxonnoun	A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
gunshotsnoun	(countable) The act of discharging a firearm.
claxonnoun	Alternative spelling of klaxon. [A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.]
strobesnoun	A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
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blarenoun	(intransitive) To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.