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ee ger

  • n  a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
  • a  having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
    eager to learn
    eager to travel abroad
    eager for success
    eager helpers
    an eager look

  • Jean Dides used to be an eager Communist-chasing cop.
  • What we always sense about the Wise Guy is that he's essentially a Sweet Guy, eager to learn, eager to please, eager to be heroically helpful and romantically obliging.
  • After his first major TV appearance, John Cameron Swayze eagerly phoned his wife Tuffie.
News & Articles

  • NHL playoffs: After 3OT Game 1, Chicago and Boston eager for rest
    NHL playoffs: After 3OT Game 1, Chicago and Boston eager for rest by Jay Cohen The Associated Press Published Jun 13, 2013 11:07PM MDT Chicago • Long after the celebration was over, Marian Hossa finally made it home and managed to fall asleep around 3 a.m. The Chicago star woke up a few hours later, roused by a noisy neighbor. “I think my neighbor decided he was going to drill in the morning ...
    June 14, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
  • US participating in international Eager Lion exercise in Jordan
    Eager Lion, a 12-day annual military exercise involving 8,000 personnel from 19 countries, is underway in Jordan as the civil war rages next door in Syria. About 5,000 Americans from all services are participating.
    June 12, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
  • US participating in international Eager Lion exercise in Jordan
    Eager Lion, a 12-day annual military exercise involving 8,000 personnel from 19 countries, is underway in Jordan as the civil war rages next door in Syria. About 5,000 Americans from all services are participating.
    June 12, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
Quotes

  • Carlos Boozer in Examiner.com
    I am extremely excited about coming to Chicago and joining the Bulls,said Boozer. "I am really looking forward to being a part of this organization, and I am eager to start working with my new teammates. I feel we have the talent here to...
  • Nouri al-Maliki in International Herald Tribune
    It is an Iraqi affair dealing with Iraqis,Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told AP on a return flight to Baghdad from New York where he appeared at the UN General Assembly. "Iraqis are eager for Iraq's unity. ...... Dividing Iraq is a...
  • Donovan McNabb in USA Today
    I'm eager to work with coach Shanahan -- he's been a very successful coach with a couple of Super Bowl victories on his resume,McNabb said in a statement. "While it has been my goal to win a Super Bowl in Philadelphia, we came up short. I...

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