eager 
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) • Syn: tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir • Hypernyms: tidal flow, tidal current
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy (Freq. 20) - eager to learn - eager to travel abroad - eager for success - eager helpers - an eager look • Ant: uneager • Similar to: anxious, dying, hot, impatient, raring, overeager • See Also: enthusiastic • Derivationally related forms: eagerness
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