Definitions of siren
n. - 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.
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n. - An enticing, dangerous woman.
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n. - Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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n. - A mermaid.
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n. - 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.
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n. - 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.
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a. - Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
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The word "siren" uses 5 letters: E I N R S.
Direct anagrams of siren:
reins resin rinse risen serin
Words formed by adding one letter before or after siren (in bold), or to einrs in any order:
a - arisen arsine b - brines d - diners rinsed snider e - nereis seiner serein serine f - infers g - reigns renigs resign sering signer singer h - shiner shrine k - inkers reinks sinker l - liners m - miners n - inners renins sinner o - irones nosier senior p - repins ripens sniper r - rinser s - resins rinses serins sirens t - estrin inerts insert inters niters nitres sinter triens trines u - insure inures rusine urines ursine w - rewins y - resiny
Shorter words found within siren:
en ens er ern erns ers es in ins ire ires is ne re rei rein reis res rin rins rise sei sen ser si sin sine sir sire sri
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