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Descriptive term for a print layout where the elements are excessive and seem to be fighting each other, thus detracting from the advertising message.

adjective

1. Involved in activity or work: employed, engaged, occupied. See action/inaction.
2. Excessively filled with detail: cluttered, crowded, fussy. See simple/complex.

verb

To make busy: employ, engage, occupy. See action/inaction.

Idioms beginning with busy:
busy as a beaver
busy work

See also get busy.

adj

Definition: active, on the go
Antonyms: idle, inactive, lazy

adj

Definition: engaged, at work
Antonyms: idle, quiet, unbusy, unemployed, unengaged

IN BRIEF: The state of being engaged in work or a task.

Rosa's day was filled with the busyness of business.

Tutor's tip: My "business" (work or activity) involves a lot of "busyness" (state of being busy).

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sign description: The B-hand brushes back and forth across the side of the flat hand, palm down.

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noun
noun, Brit

A detective. (1904 —) .
M. Allingham I don't know 'ow long we've got before the busies come trampin' in (1948).

[From busy adjective.]

Previous:	buster, bust, business
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For a list of words related to busy, see:

• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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See words rhyming with "busy."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Busy.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - travl, fortravlet, ivrig, optaget af
v. tr. - have travlt, have travlt med
n. - detektiv, snuser

idioms:

• busy oneself with    være travlt optaget af, have travlt med
• busy tone    optaget-tone

Nederlands (Dutch)
bezig, druk, actief, in gesprek (telefoon), in de weer, bemoeiziek, bezighouden, (mv) smerissen

Français (French)
adj. - affairé, énergique, chargé, de grande activité (une période), occupé (au téléphone)
v. tr. - s'appliquer/s'occuper à faire qch
n. - flic (fam)

idioms:

• busy oneself with    s'occuper à faire qch
• busy tone    tonalité occupé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beschäftigt, rege, besetzt
v. - beschäftigen, sich beschäftigen
n. - (Am)(slang) Detektiv

idioms:

• busy oneself with    sich beschäftigen mit
• busy tone    Besetztzeichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απασχολημένος, πολυάσχολος, δραστήριος, σφύζων, πολύβουος, με πολλή δουλειά/κίνηση, (για τηλεφωνική γραμμή) κατειλημμένη

idioms:

• busy oneself with    καταγίνομαι, απασχολούμαι με
• busy tone    ηχητικό σήμα κατειλημμένης γραμμής

Italiano (Italian)
occupato, indaffarato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atarefado, ocupado (telefone), movimentado

idioms:

• busy oneself with    ocupar-se com

Русский (Russian)
занятой, деловой

idioms:

• busy oneself with    заняться

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ocupado, atareado
v. tr. - ocupar, emplear
n. - policía, detective

idioms:

• busy oneself with    entretenerse
• busy tone    tono de ocupado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sysselsatt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
忙碌的, 临时占用的, 热闹的, 使忙于, 侦探

idioms:

• busy oneself with    为...而忙碌
• busy tone    忙线中的声音, 忙音

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 忙碌的, 臨時佔用的, 熱鬧的
v. tr. - 使忙於
n. - 偵探

idioms:

• busy oneself with    為...而忙碌
• busy tone    忙線中的聲音, 忙音

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바쁜, 번화한, 통화중인
v. tr. - ~을 바쁘게 하다
n. - 형사

idioms:

• busy oneself with    바쁘다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 忙しい, せっせと働く, おせっかいな, にぎやかな, 話し中の, 使用中の, ごてごてした
v. - 忙しくする

idioms:

• busy oneself with    ～で忙しく働く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشغول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עסוק, עסוק ב-, מלא פעילות, טרוד‬
v. tr. - ‮עבד או עסק ב-, היה עסוק ב-‬
n. - ‮בלש, שוטר (מדוברת)‬

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