verb
keep busy with
Synonyms
Examples
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
adjective
actively or fully engaged or occupied
Examples
- busy with her work
- a busy man
- too busy to eat lunch
adjective
overcrowded or cluttered with detail
Synonyms
Examples
- a busy painting
- a fussy design
adjective
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Synonyms
Examples
- an interfering old woman
- bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
- busy about other people's business
adjective
crowded with or characterized by much activity
Examples
- a very busy week
- a busy life
- a busy street
- a busy seaport
adjective
(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability
Synonyms
Examples
- (`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