BUSY
\bˈɪzi], \bˈɪzi], \b_ˈɪ_z_i]\
Definitions of BUSY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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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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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(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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crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
By Princeton University
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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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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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crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.
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Constantly at work; diligent; active.
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Careful; anxious.
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To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.
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Crowded with business or activities; - said of places and times; as, a busy street.
By Oddity Software
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Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.
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Constantly at work; diligent; active.
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Careful; anxious.
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To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.
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Crowded with business or activities; - said of places and times; as, a busy street.
By Noah Webster.
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Earnestly, actively, or closely at work; characteristic of, or pertaining to, industry or diligence; as, the busy hum of the factory; bustling; full of employment; as, a busy day; meddlesome.
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To keep engaged; to occupy.
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Busied.
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Busying.
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Busily.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Busily.
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Fully employed: active: diligent: meddling.
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To make busy: to occupy:-pr.p. busying; pa.p. busied.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To make or be busy; occupy oneself.
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Intensely active; habitually occupied; industrious; diligent.
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Officiously active; prying; meddling.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Very closely engaged; actively employed; diligent; marked by activity; meddling.
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To occupy; to make or keep busy.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Very closely engaged; constantly and actively employed; meddling; troublesome.
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To employ constantly; to keep employed; to make busy.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Employed with earnestness; bustling, active, meddling.
By Thomas Sheridan
