Eagre

  • 11eagre — ea·gre …

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  • 12eagre — ea•gre [[t]ˈi gər, ˈeɪ gər[/t]] n. oce brit. a tidal bore • Etymology: 1640–50; origin uncert …

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  • 13eagre — /ˈeɪgə/ (say ayguh) noun → bore3. {? from Old English ēagor flood} …

  • 14eagre —   n. tidal bore …

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  • 15eagre — n. = BORE(3). Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn …

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  • 16Tidal bore — Aegir redirects here. For the mythological figure, see Ægir. For the moon of Saturn, see Aegir (moon). The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska A tidal bore (or simply bore in context, or also aegir, eagre, or eygre) is a tidal phenomenon in… …

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  • 17American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… …

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  • 18wave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wag, shake, sway, flutter, stream (in the wind); signal, motion, gesture, indication; roll, undulate; ripple, swell, billow, flood, surge; flaunt, flourish. n. sea, tide, water, ripple, billow, etc.,… …

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  • 19aegir — noun a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) • Syn: ↑tidal bore, ↑bore, ↑eagre, ↑eager • Hypernyms: ↑tidal flow, ↑tidal current * * * variant of …

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  • 20ea´ger|ness — ea|ger1 «EE guhr», adjective. 1. wanting very much; desiring very strongly; anxious to do or get something: »The child is eager to have the candy. 2. characterized by or showing keenness of desire or strength of feeling: »eager looks, an eager… …

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