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(satellite adjective) crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport" |
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(adjective) actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy" |
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Antonyms: idle |
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(satellite 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); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" |
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Synonyms: engaged, in use |
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(verb) keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" |
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Synonyms: occupy |
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Related Words: dabble, dabble at, dabble in, dabble with, dip into, play at, potter, putter, smatter, work |
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(satellite adjective) overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" |
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Synonyms: fussy |
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(satellite adjective) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" |
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Synonyms: busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious |
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