eagre

Plural: eagres

Noun

• A tidal bore, a powerful wave that travels up a narrow river.
• a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
• a tidal bore

Adj

• Obsolete form of eager.

Examples

• The massive bonus word hit the Words With Friends board like an eagre, sweeping away his opponent’s points.

Synonyms

aegir, bore, eager, tidal bore