siren

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

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

Verb

1. 1
   To make a noise with, or as if with, a siren.
2. 2
   To drive with a siren on.

Adjective

1. 1
   Relating to or like a siren.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States.
2. 2
   A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding the village of the same name.