Be+eager
41eager beaver — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms eager beaver : singular eager beaver plural eager beavers informal someone who is extremely enthusiastic and enjoys working extremely hard …
42eager-beaver — n. a person who is very eager to do something. □ Rocko is an eager beaver when it comes to collecting money for Mr. Big. □ The eager beavers were trying to buy tickets yesterday! …
43eager — adj. 1 a full of keen desire, enthusiastic. b (of passions etc.) keen, impatient. 2 keen, impatient, strongly desirous (eager to learn; eager for news). Phrases and idioms: eager beaver colloq. a very or excessively diligent person. Derivatives:… …
44eager — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. desirous, keen, fervent, fervid, hotheaded, earnest, intent; zealous, ardent, agog; avid, anxious, athirst. See activity, desire, expectation, feeling, haste. Ant., indifferent, phlegmatic. II… …
45eager beaver — The term eager beaver refers to a person who is hardworking and enthusiastic, sometimes considered overzealous. The new accountant works all the time first to arrive and last to leave. He s a real eager beaver! …
46eager beaver — person who is always eager to work or do extra work He is a real eager beaver and is always available to work when we need him …
47eager — adjective 1) small eager faces Syn: keen, enthusiastic, avid, ardent, highly motivated, committed, earnest 2) we were eager for news Syn: anxious, impatient, longing, yearning …
48eager — [ˈiːgə] adj 1) very keen to do something, or excited about something that is going to happen The girls were eager for new experiences.[/ex] He s so eager to learn that he stays late every evening.[/ex] eagerly adv 2) the most eagerly awaited film …
49eager — ea•ger [[t]ˈi gər[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by keen or enthusiastic desire or interest; impatiently longing: eager to try it[/ex] 2) characterized by or revealing earnestness or expectancy: an eager look[/ex] 3) archaic keen; sharp; biting •… …
50eager — /ˈigə / (say eeguh) adjective 1. keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for it; eager to do it. 2. characterised by great earnestness. {Middle English egre, from Old French aigre, from Latin ācer sharp} –eagerly,… …
