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• “She busies herself with her butterfly collection“

Synonyms

• occupy keep busy with; live (in a certain place); occupy the whole of; be on the mind of; march aggressively into another’s territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; require (time or space); consume all of one’s attention or time; assume, as of positions or roles

• “busy with her work“
• “a busy man“
• “too busy to eat lunch“

• “a busy painting“
• “a fussy design“

Synonyms

• fussy annoyed and irritable ; overcrowded or cluttered with detail; exacting especially about details

• “an interfering old woman“
• “bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself“
• “busy about other people’s business“

Synonyms

• interfering intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
• meddlesome intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
• meddling intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; the act of altering something secretly or improperly
• officious intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
• busybodied intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

• “a very busy week“
• “a busy life“
• “a busy street“
• “a busy seaport“

• “(`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 having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; involved in military hostilities; reserved in advance ; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; having services contracted for; built against or attached to a wall
• in use(p)