busy
adjectives
actively or fully engaged or occupied
"busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"
is similar to
doing arduous or unpleasant work
"drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"
is similar to
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
"she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
is similar to
kept occupied or engaged
"she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an hour"
see also
characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
"a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
see also
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
"most of our graduates are employed"
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"
crowded with or characterized by much activity
"a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
is derived from
is similar to
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
"an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
(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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