adjective. Engaged in activity, as work; occupied. synonym: active.

adjective. Characterized by or sustaining much activity.

adjective. Being a busybody; meddlesome; prying.

adjective. Being in use, as a telephone line.

adjective. Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting.

transitive verb. To make busy; occupy.

To employ with constant attention; keep engaged; make or keep busy: as, to busy one's self with books.

In decoration, full of detail; overcrowded; fussy.

Actively or attentively engaged; closely occupied physically or mentally; intent upon that which one is doing; not at leisure: opposed to idle.

Active in that which does not concern one; meddling with or prying into the affairs of others; officious; importunate.

In constant or energetic action; rapidly moving or moved; diligently used: as, busy hands or thoughts.

Pertaining or due to energetic action; manifesting constant or rapid movement.

Requiring constant attention, as a task.

Filled with, active duties or employment.

Careful; anxious. Chaucer.

adjective. Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure.

adjective. Constantly at work; diligent; active.

adjective. Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times.

adjective. Officious; meddling; foolish active.

adjective. Careful; anxious.

transitive verb. To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy.

adjective. Doing a great deal; having a lot of things to do in the space of time given

adjective. Engaged in another activity or by someone else.

adjective. Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.

verb. To make somebody busy, to keep busy with, to occupy, to make occupied.

verb. To rush somebody.

adjective. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

adjective. crowded with or characterized by much activity

adjective. (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)

adjective. overcrowded or cluttered with detail

verb. keep busy with

adjective. actively or fully engaged or occupied