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| 1. | [ adjective ] actively or fully engaged or occupied | |
| Examples: | "busy with her work" "a busy man" "too busy to eat lunch" "the line is busy" |
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| Related terms: | idle engaged up_to at_work drudging tied_up overbusy employed diligent | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (work) keep busy with | |
| Synonyms: | occupy | |
| Examples: | "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" |
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| Related terms: | work dabble potter occupation | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | |
| Synonyms: | meddling interfering officious busybodied meddlesome | |
| Examples: | "an interfering old woman" "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself" "busy about other people's business" |
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| Related terms: | intrusive | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] crowded with or characterized by much activity | |
| Examples: | "a very busy week" "a busy life" "a busy street" "a busy seaport" |
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| Related terms: | active | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] overcrowded or cluttered with detail | |
| Synonyms: | fussy | |
| Examples: | "a busy painting" "a fussy design" |
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| Related terms: | fancy | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (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) | |
| Synonyms: | in_use engaged | |
| Examples: | "her line is busy" "the lavatory is in use" "kept getting a busy signal" |
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| Related terms: | occupied | |
| Similar spelling: |
bus Bussey Buss Bucy Buis Bucks Buggs buggy Bucey bushy Busse Busey bug Bushey Buskey Buse Buch bush Bugg buckeye buck buzz |
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