Make eager

  • 1eager — 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 …

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  • 2make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …

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  • 3make the most of — phrasal : to show or use to the best advantage wanted to make the most of his first vacation in three years * * * make the most of To use to the best advantage • • • Main Entry: ↑make make the most of see under ↑make1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 4Neighborhood of Make-Believe — The Neighborhood of Make Believe is the fictional kingdom inhabited by the hand puppet characters on the children s television program Mister Rogers Neighborhood, produced from 1968 to 2001. The show s principal puppeteer is Fred Rogers himself,… …

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  • 5Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes — Cover of Avril Lavigne s Make 5 Wishes vol. 1 (2007). Art by Camilla D’Errico. Author Joshua Dysart …

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  • 6on the make — adjective a) Actively seeking a romantic encounter or relationship. Harry (Matthew Cowles) and Tim (Timothy Meyers) are an inseparable pair of macho punks always on the make for an easy sexual score. b) Actively seeking an opportunity for self… …

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  • 7To make free with — Free Free (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Freest} ( [e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre[ o], fr[=i]; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[=i], G. frei, Icel. fr[=i], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr.… …

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  • 8sharpen — v. a. 1. Edge, make keen, point. 2. Make eager. 3. Sharp, make shrill. 4. Intensify, make more intense …

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  • 9set someone's teeth on edge — 1. To set up a disagreeable sensation in the teeth and mouth, as sour fruit does 2. To cause to wince, irritate acutely 3. Formerly, to make eager or stimulate desire • • • Main Entry: ↑edge * * * I (esp. of an unpleasantly harsh sound) cause… …

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  • 10Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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