be+eager+for
1Eager — 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.] …
2eager — eager1 eagerly, adv. eagerness, n. /ee geuhr/, adj. 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. Obs. keen; …
3Eager evaluation — or strict evaluation is the evaluation strategy in most traditional programming languages. In eager evaluation an expression is evaluated as soon as it gets bound to a variable. This is generally more efficient as a low level strategy in simple… …
4Eager Beaver Baseball Association — Eager Beaver Baseball Association, Inc. (EBBA) is a baseball league for youths in London, Ontario, Canada, that was first organized in 1955 by former Major League Baseball player Frank Colman, London sportsman Gordon Berryhill and Al Marshall.In… …
5eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… …
6eager beaver — {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. * /Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver./ * /The man who was… …
7Eager (novel) — Infobox Book name = Eager title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first paperback edition 2004 author = Helen Fox illustrator = cover artist = Adam Willis country = language = English series = subject = genre = science fiction children …
8eager — adjective Etymology: Middle English egre, from Anglo French egre, aigre, from Latin acer more at edge Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic sharp b. obsolete sour 2. marked by …
9Eager Seas (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Eager Seas Type = Album Artist = Watashi Wa Released = January 24, 2006 Recorded = Genre = Pop rock/Christian rock Length = Label = Tooth Nail Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = The Love Of Life (2003) This album =… …
10eager beaver — noun Date: 1943 a person who is extremely zealous about performing duties and volunteering for more …
