[verb] keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" Synonyms:occupy
[adjective] actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"
[adjective] overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" Synonyms:fussy
[adjective] 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" Synonyms:interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, bodied
[adjective] crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
[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); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" Synonyms:engaged, in use