siren
[noun]
Synonyms: femme fatale, Lorelei, seductress, temptress
[adjective]
Synonyms: attractive, alluring, attracting, bewitching, captivating, drawing, enchanting, fascinating, magnetic, seductive

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Related Words: charmer, vamp, sirenic

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

si‧ren /ˈsaɪərən $ ˈsaɪr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: sereine, from Latin siren, from Greek seiren; ]
[Sense 1: Language: French; Origin: sirène, from Old French sereine]

1. a piece of equipment that makes very loud warning sounds, used on police cars, fire engines etc:
the wail of the ambulance sirens
I heard police sirens in the distance.

2. siren voices/song/call literary encouragement to do something that seems very good, especially when this could have bad results:
siren voices calling for the sale of weapons to the region

3. a woman who is very attractive but also dangerous to men – used especially in newspapers:
a Hollywood siren

4. the Sirens a group of women in ancient Greek stories, whose beautiful singing made sailors sail towards them into dangerous water

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

siren
noun
ADJ. approaching The cars had stopped at the sound of the approaching siren.
air-raid, ambulance, factory, police, warning
VERB + SIREN put on, sound, switch on The ships all sounded their sirens.
hear
SIREN + VERB go (off), sound, start | blare, howl, scream, wail The ambulance sped off with its siren wailing.
die away The police siren died away into the hot night.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲