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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of siren
1300–50; Middle English sereyn<Old French sereine<Late Latin Sīrēna,Latin Sīrēn<Greek Seirḗn
OTHER WORDS FROM siren
si·ren·like, adjectiveWords nearby siren
Sirach, Siracusa, Siraj-ud-daula, sirdar, sire, siren, Sirena, sirenian, sirenic, sirenomelia, Sirens
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British Dictionary definitions for siren
siren
/ (ˈsaɪərən) /
noun
a device for emitting a loud wailing sound, esp as a warning or signal, typically consisting of a rotating perforated metal drum through which air or steam is passed under pressure
(sometimes capital) Greek myth one of several sea nymphs whose seductive singing was believed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks the nymphs inhabited
- a woman considered to be dangerously alluring or seductive
- (as modifier)her siren charms
any aquatic eel-like salamander of the North American family Sirenidae, having external gills, no hind limbs, and reduced forelimbs
Word Origin for siren
C14: from Old French sereine, from Latin sīrēn, from Greek seirēn
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