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busy
('b/I/z/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • actively or fully engaged or occupied(adj.all)
    Example:
    Busy with her work.
    A busy man.
    Too busy to eat lunch.
    Antonym:
    idle
    source: wordnet30
  • Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • overcrowded or cluttered with detail(adj.all)
    Example:
    A busy painting.
    Synonym:
    fussy
    source: wordnet30
  • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner(adj.all)
    Example:
    Busy about other people's business.
    Synonym:
    busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious
    source: wordnet30
  • crowded with or characterized by much activity(adj.all)
    Example:
    A very busy week.
    A busy life.
    A busy street.
    A busy seaport.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Her line is busy.
    Kept getting a busy signal.
    Synonym:
    engaged, in use
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • keep busy with(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    occupy
    source: wordnet30
  • To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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