busy

(verb) keep busy with. Synonyms: occupy. Example: "She busies herself with her butterfly collection."

(adj) actively or fully engaged or occupied. Synonyms: busy (vs. idle). Examples: "Busy with her work." "A busy man." "Too busy to eat lunch."

(adj) overcrowded or cluttered with detail. Synonyms: fussy. Examples: "A busy painting." "A fussy design."

(adj) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner. Synonyms: interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busybodied. Examples: "An interfering old woman." "Bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself." "Busy about other people's business."

(adj) crowded with or characterized by much activity. Examples: "A very busy week." "A busy life." "A busy street." "A busy seaport."

(adj) (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). Synonyms: engaged, in use(predicate). Examples: "Her line is busy." "Receptionists' telephones are always engaged." "The lavatory is in use." "Kept getting a busy signal."