vverb.socialkeep busy withSynset:occupy
Examples:- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
Derivationally Related Form:occupation
Hypernyms:work
Inherited Hypernyms:busywork
Direct Hyponyms:dabbleplay aroundpotterputtersmatter
Full Troponyms:dabblepotter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
adjadj.allactively or fully engaged or occupiedExamples:- busy with her work
- a busy man
- too busy to eat lunch
Antonyms:idle
Derivationally Related Form:busyness
Inherited Hypernyms:busy
Similar to:at work drudging laboring labouring toiling engaged occupied overbusy tied up up to
See also:diligent employed
adj satadj.allovercrowded or cluttered with detailSynset:fussy
Examples:- a busy painting
- a fussy design
Antonyms:plain
Derivationally Related Form:fussiness
Inherited Hypernyms:busy
Similar to:fancy
adj satadj.allintrusive in a meddling or offensive mannerSynset:busybodied interfering meddlesome meddling officious
Examples:- an interfering old woman
- bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
- busy about other people's business
Antonyms:unintrusive
Derivationally Related Form:officiousnessmeddlesomeness
Inherited Hypernyms:interfering
Similar to:intrusive
adj satadj.allcrowded with or characterized by much activityExamples:- a very busy week
- a busy life
- a busy street
- a busy seaport
Antonyms:inactive
Derivationally Related Form:busyness
Inherited Hypernyms:busy
Similar to:active
adj satadj.all(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)Synset:engaged in use
Examples:- her line is busy
- receptionists' telephones are always engaged
- the lavatory is in use
- kept getting a busy signal
Antonyms:unoccupied
Derivationally Related Form:busyness
Inherited Hypernyms:busy
Similar to:occupied