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SIREN CALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does siren call mean?
• SIREN CALL (noun)
The noun SIREN CALL has 1 sense:
1. the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous
Familiarity information: SIREN CALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
siren call; siren song
Context example:
he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness
Hypernyms ("siren call" is a kind of...):
appeal; appealingness; charm (attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates)
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