Analysis Complete

busy

/ busy /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
Type of:
work
Kinds of:
potter putter dabble smatter play around
Derived:
occupation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
adjective satellite Sense 2
crowdedwith or characterized by much activity
"a very busy week"
"a busy life"
"a busy street"
"a busy seaport"
Similar:
active
adjective Sense 3
actively or fully engaged or occupied
"busy with her work"
"a busy man"
"too busy to eat lunch"
"the line is busy"
Similar:
at work(p) drudging laboring labouring toiling engaged occupied overbusy
Opposites:
idle
See also:
diligent employed
adjective satellite Sense 4
(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"
Similar:
occupied
adjective satellite Sense 5
overcrowded or cluttered with detail
"a busy painting"
"a fussy design"
Similar:
fancy
adjective satellite Sense 6
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"
Similar:
intrusive
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
12
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

work potter putter dabble smatter play around active at work(p) drudging laboring labouring toiling