n.
1.a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
2.a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
3.a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
4.an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
5.eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs
Idiom of the Day
bury one's head in the sand
to refuse to see something, to know something unpleasant but not want to deal with it
The man always buries his head in the sand and never wants to hear about family problems.