Adjective: eager ee-gu(r)
Usage: UK, dialect
- Having a strong or impatient wish to do something
"eager to learn"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look";
- keen
Usage: UK, dialect
- A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
"The eager in the river mouth caught the small boat by surprise";
- tidal bore, bore, eagre [UK, dialect], aegir [non-standard]
Sounds like: duals, duelsr, eagr
Derived forms: eagers
See also: anxious, dying, enthusiastic, hot [informal], impatient, keen, overeager, raring
Type of: tidal current, tidal flow
Antonym: uneager
Encyclopedia: Eager, John