Phrase Hound found 45 phrases and 21 compound words that contain busy. The most common are listed below. Open busy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 45
- get busyTo cease to be idle and start working.
- Very Busy
- Busy Day
- busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.
- the line is busyIndicates that the telephone line is busy.
- busy beeA hardworking person.
- busy beaverSomeone who is very busy or hard-working.
- busy as a beeVery active; working constantly.
- busy bodiesplural of busy body: Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
- busy bodyAlternative spelling of busybody: Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
- busy boxA young child's toy that features multiple activities.
- busy loopA loop that actively consumes CPU cycles while waiting for an event.
- busy signalAn audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection; an engaged tone.
- busy waitSynonym of busy loop: A loop that actively consumes CPU cycles while waiting for an event.
- Busy LizzieA common flowering plant, Impatiens walleriana.
- I'm busyI'm busy.
- Wheal BusyAn old mining locality in Chacewater parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7344).
- ever-busyAlways busy; never at rest.
- busy beaversplural of busy beaver: Someone who is very busy or hard-working.
- busy aroundTo stay busy by doing various tasks or activities.
- busy beaver functionThe mathematical function, denoted by Σ(n), that maps each positive integer n to the number of steps required for the busy beaver among machines with two colors and n states to terminate.
- busy boardA baby's toy consisting of a board with various movable parts mounted on it.
- busy boardsplural of busy board: A baby's toy consisting of a board with various movable parts mounted on it.
- busy bookAn interactive activity book designed primarily for young children.
- busy booksplural of busy book: An interactive activity book designed primarily for young children.
Compound words 21
- businessA specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
- busilyIn a busy manner; actively.
- busybodySomeone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
- busynessThe state of being busy.
- underbusyInsufficiently busy; not having enough to do.
- overbusyExcessively busy; officious.
- semibusySomewhat busy.
- superbusyExtremely busy.
- unbusyNot busy.
- busyishSomewhat busy.