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busy

/'bɪzi/

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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)
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"her line is busy" "kept getting a busy signal"

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engaged in use occupied
adjective
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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"busy about other people's business"

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busybodied interfering meddlesome meddling officious intrusive
verb
keep busy with
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occupy

type of:
work
adjective
overcrowded or cluttered with detail
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"a busy painting"

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fussy fancy
adjective
actively or fully engaged or occupied
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"busy with her work" "a busy man" "too busy to eat lunch"

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up to at work drudging engaged laboring labouring occupied overbusy tied up toiling

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idle
adjective
crowded with or characterized by much activity
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"a very busy week" "a busy life" "a busy street" "a busy seaport"

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active

Antonyms of busy