Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
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aegir | (noun) a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) | Synonyms: bore, eager, eagre, tidal bore |
aegis | (noun) kindly endorsement and guidance | Synonyms: auspices, protection |
(noun) armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass | Synonyms: breastplate, egis | |
jaeger | (noun) rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey | - |