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ea·ger1

–adjective

1.	keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.

2.	characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look.

3.	Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME egre < AF, OF egre, aigre < VL *ācrus for L ācer sharp

]

—Related forms

ea·ger·ly, adverb

ea·ger·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. enthusiastic, desirous. See avid. 2. fervent, zealous, fervid, intent, intense, earnest.

—Antonyms 1, 2. indifferent, uninterested. 2. heedless.

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–noun Chiefly British.

eagre.

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ea·ger¹ Audio Help (ē'gər) Pronunciation Key
adj. ea·ger·er, ea·ger·est

Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.
Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.

[Middle English eger, sour, sharp, impetuous, from Anglo-Norman egre, from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

ea'ger·ly adv., ea'ger·ness n.

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ea·ger² Audio Help (ē'gər, ā'gər) Pronunciation Key
n. Variant of eagre.

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ea·gre also ea·ger Audio Help (ē'gər, ā'gər) Pronunciation Key
n. See bore³.

[Origin unknown.]

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1297, from O.Fr. aigre, from V.L. *acrus, from L. acer (gen. acris) "keen, sharp" (see acrid). The Eng. word kept an alternate meaning of "pungent, sharp-edged" till 19c. (e.g. Shakespeare's "The bitter clamour of two eager tongues," in "Richard II").

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eager
adjective
1.	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" [ant: uneager]
noun
1.	a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: tidal bore]

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eager [ˈiːgə] adjective

full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic
Example: He is always eager to win.

Arabic:	مُتَلَهِّف على، توّاق
Chinese (Simplified):	渴望的
Chinese (Traditional):	渴望的
Czech:	chtivý
Danish:	ivrig; opsat; vild
Dutch:	begerig
Estonian:	-himuline, innukas
Finnish:	innokas
French:	désireux de
German:	eifrig
Greek:	πρόθυμος, ανυπόμονος, που επιθυμεί σφόδρα
Hungarian:	buzgó
Icelandic:	ákafur
Indonesian:	penuh hasrat
Italian:	desideroso

Japanese:	～したがる
Korean:	열망하는
Latvian:	kārs; dedzīgs
Lithuanian:	trokštantis, siekiantis
Norwegian:	ivrig
Polish:	gorliwy, ochoczy
Portuguese (Brazil):	ávido
Portuguese (Portugal):	ansioso
Romanian:	dornic
Russian:	жаждущий
Slovak:	chtivý
Slovenian:	željan
Spanish:	ávido, ansioso, deseoso
Swedish:	ivrig, angelägen
Turkish:	istekli, hevesli

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Ac"rid\, a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to acid. See Eager.]

1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts.

2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid secretions.

3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.

Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied.

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Ai"gre\, a. [F. See Eager.] Sour. [Obs.] --Shak.

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Ea"ger\, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre, aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous; akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root signifying to be sharp. Cf. Acrid, Edge.]

1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] "Like eager droppings into milk." --Shak.

2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] "A nipping and an eager air." "Eager words." --Shak.

3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.

And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. --Shak.

How eagerly ye follow my disgraces! --Shak.

When to her eager lips is brought Her infant's thrilling kiss. --Keble.

A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys. --Hawthorne.

Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. --Shak.

4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.]

Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself. --Locke.

Syn: Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent; intense; impassioned; zealous; forward.

Usage: See Earnest. -- Eager, Earnest. Eager marks an excited state of desire or passion; thus, a child is eager for a plaything, a hungry man is eager for food, a covetous man is eager for gain. Eagerness is liable to frequent abuses, and is good or bad, as the case may be. It relates to what is praiseworthy or the contrary. Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind, feeling, or sentiment. It is always taken in a good sense; as, a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the conscience; an agent is earnest in his solicitations.

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1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] "Like eager droppings into milk." --Shak.

2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] "A nipping and an eager air." "Eager words." --Shak.

3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.

And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. --Shak.

How eagerly ye follow my disgraces! --Shak.

When to her eager lips is brought Her infant's thrilling kiss. --Keble.

A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys. --Hawthorne.

Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. --Shak.

4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.]

Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself. --Locke.

Syn: Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent; intense; impassioned; zealous; forward.

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Ea"ger\, n. Same as Eagre.

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Ear"nest\, a. 1. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.

An earnest advocate to plead for him. --Shak.

2. Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.

3. Serious; important. [Obs.]

They whom earnest lets do often hinder. --Hooker.

Syn: Eager; warm; zealous; ardent; animated; importunate; fervent; sincere; serious; hearty; urgent. See Eager.

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Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. ? point, Skr. a?ri edge. ??. Cf. Egg, v. t., Eager, Ear spike of corn, Acute.]

1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev. ii. 12.

Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword. --Shak.

2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.

Upon the edge of yonder coppice. --Shak.

In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of battle. --Milton.

Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir W. Scott.

3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

The full edge of our indignation. --Sir W. Scott.

Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our fears and by our vices. --Jer. Taylor.

4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. "On the edge of winter." --Milton.

Edge joint (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a corner.

Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill.

Edge molding (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting in an angle.

Edge plane. (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards. (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.

Edge play, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.

Edge rail. (Railroad) (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth than width. (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch. --Knight.

Edge railway, a railway having the rails set on edge.

Edge stone, a curbstone.

Edge tool. (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for cutting. (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging tool.

To be on edge, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.

To set the teeth on edge, to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact with them. --Bacon.

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E"ger\, Egre \E"gre\, a. [See Eager.] Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.]

The egre words of thy friend. --Chaucer.

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E"gre\, a. & n. See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.]

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Vin"e*gar\, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L. vinum) + aigre sour. See Wine, and Eager, a.]

1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.

Note: The characteristic sourness of vinegar is due to acetic acid, of which it contains from three to five per cent. Wine vinegar contains also tartaric acid, citric acid, etc.

2. Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.

Here's the challenge: . . . I warrant there's vinegar and pepper in't. --Shak.

Aromatic vinegar, strong acetic acid highly flavored with aromatic substances.

Mother of vinegar. See 4th Mother.

Radical vinegar, acetic acid.

Thieves' vinegar. See under Thief.

Vinegar eel (Zo["o]l.), a minute nematode worm (Leptodera oxophila, or Anguillula acetiglutinis), commonly found in great numbers in vinegar, sour paste, and other fermenting vegetable substances; -- called also vinegar worm.

Vinegar lamp (Chem.), a fanciful name of an apparatus designed to oxidize alcohol to acetic acid by means of platinum.

Vinegar plant. See 4th Mother.

Vinegar tree (Bot.), the stag-horn sumac (Rhus typhina), whose acid berries have been used to intensify the sourness of vinegar.

Wood vinegar. See under Wood.

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