busy

Speech parts

1. busy - Noun

2. busy - Adjective

3. busy - Verb

4. busy - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Constantly at work; diligent; active.

Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; as, a busy street.

Officious; meddling; foolish active.

Careful; anxious.

To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

engaged active occupied diligent industrious swamped working employed occupy packed energetic crowded lively preoccupied meddling
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Antonyms

idle jade spartan harrow slack peterman
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Hypernyms

work

Hyponyms

potter putter dabble smatter play around

Phrases with the word

busy as a beaver as busy as a bee the line is busy busy as a one-armed paper hanger busy person be busy

Derivatives

busied busying busier busiest

Anagrams

Buys

Examples

Worry is a total waste of time. It doesn't change anything. All it does is steal your joy and keeps you very busy doing nothing. Source: Internet

Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Henry David Thoreau

God is a busy worker but loves to be helped. Basque Proverb

Who more busy than they who have least to do? Italian Proverb

He who knows not how to employ his leisure hath more cares on his mind than the most busy of busily-engaged men. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

busuuti busway Buswell busy around busy as a beaver busy as a bee