eager | ||
1. | [ adjective ] having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy | |
Examples: | "eager to learn" "eager to travel abroad" "eager for success" "eager helpers" "an eager look" |
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Related terms: | uneager anxious impatient overeager hot | |
2. | [ adjective ] marked by active interest and enthusiasm | |
Synonyms: | great zealous avid | |
Examples: | "an avid sports fan" "a great walker" "an eager beaver" |
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Related terms: | enthusiastic | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11392 | |
4. | [ noun ] (nautical) a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) | |
Synonyms: | bore eagre aegir tidal_bore | |
Related terms: | tidal_flow | |
Similar spelling: |
Eaker eagre Eagar Eger |