Involved in activity or work

• occupied

  1. Reserved, engaged.
  2. Busy, unavailable.
  3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

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  1. Reserved, engaged.
  2. Busy, unavailable.
  3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

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• engaged

  1. Employed, occupied, or busy.
  2. Committed, as to a cause.
  3. Pledged to marry; betrothed:

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  1. Employed, occupied, or busy.
  2. Committed, as to a cause.
  3. Pledged to marry; betrothed:

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• employed

  1. used
  2. in a job; working
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of employ.

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  1. used
  2. in a job; working
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of employ.

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Excessively filled with detail

• fussy

  1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper:
  2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious:
  3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details:

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  1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper:
  2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious:
  3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details:

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• crowded

  1. Filled near or to capacity:
  2. Filled with a crowd:
  3. Filled to such an extent as to be detrimental to the inhabitants:

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  1. Filled near or to capacity:
  2. Filled with a crowd:
  3. Filled to such an extent as to be detrimental to the inhabitants:

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• cluttered

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of clutter.
  2. Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects; littered

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of clutter.
  2. Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects; littered

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To make busy

• occupy

  1. To fill up (time or space):
  2. To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).
  3. To hold or fill (an office or position).

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  1. To fill up (time or space):
  2. To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).
  3. To hold or fill (an office or position).

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• engage

  1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
  2. To arrange for the use of; reserve:
  3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry:

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  1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
  2. To arrange for the use of; reserve:
  3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry:

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• employ

  1. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  2. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
  3. To put (something) to use or service:

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  1. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  2. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
  3. To put (something) to use or service:

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Engaged

• having other fish to fry

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• having many irons in the fire

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• hard at it

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• on the jump

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• on the go

  1. See USB OTG.

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  1. See USB OTG.

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• up to one's eyeballs

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• up to one's neck

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• up to one's ears

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• hustling

  1. Present participle of hustle.

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  1. Present participle of hustle.

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• busy-as-a-bee

  1. (simile) Very active; working constantly.

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  1. (simile) Very active; working constantly.

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• buried in

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• industrious

  1. Energetic in application to work or study.
  2. Skillful; clever.

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  1. Energetic in application to work or study.
  2. Skillful; clever.

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• hard-working

  1. tending to work with ardour

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  1. tending to work with ardour

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• on-the-road

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• on-the-run

  1. (idiomatic) Fleeing.
  2. (idiomatic) At a disadvantage; forced to abandon a position.
  3. (idiomatic) Constantly traveling or moving from place to place.

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  1. (idiomatic) Fleeing.
  2. (idiomatic) At a disadvantage; forced to abandon a position.
  3. (idiomatic) Constantly traveling or moving from place to place.

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• on-the-move

  1. Changing location

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  1. Changing location

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• at work

  1. A proposed operating environment from Microsoft designed for office equipment, including telephones, copiers and fax machines. It was designed for Windows PCs to control At Work devices. At Work never caught on.

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  1. A proposed operating environment from Microsoft designed for office equipment, including telephones, copiers and fax machines. It was designed for Windows PCs to control At Work devices. At Work never caught on.

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• on-the-job

  1. Acquired or learned while working at a job:

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  1. Acquired or learned while working at a job:

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• etc.; on duty

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• with a patient

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• on an assignment; with a customer

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• in the field

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• in a meeting

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• in conference

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• tied-up

  1. occupied; busy
  2. simple past tense and past participle of tie up

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  1. occupied; busy
  2. simple past tense and past participle of tie up

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• involved

  1. Complicated; intricate:
  2. Connected by participation or association:
  3. On fire; burning:

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  1. Complicated; intricate:
  2. Connected by participation or association:
  3. On fire; burning:

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• employed

  1. used
  2. in a job; working
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of employ.

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  1. used
  2. in a job; working
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of employ.

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• working

  1. Performing work:
  2. Operating or functioning as required:
  3. Having a paying job; employed:

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  1. Performing work:
  2. Operating or functioning as required:
  3. Having a paying job; employed:

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• diligent

  1. Marked by persevering, painstaking effort.

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  1. Marked by persevering, painstaking effort.

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• occupied

  1. Reserved, engaged.
  2. Busy, unavailable.
  3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

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  1. Reserved, engaged.
  2. Busy, unavailable.
  3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

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Active

• hectic

  1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste:
  2. Of, relating to, or being a fever that fluctuates during the day, as in tuberculosis or septicemia.
  3. Consumptive; feverish.

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  1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste:
  2. Of, relating to, or being a fever that fluctuates during the day, as in tuberculosis or septicemia.
  3. Consumptive; feverish.

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• lively

  1. Full of energy or alertness; vigorous or animated:
  2. Characterized by much activity or excitement:
  3. Quick-paced:

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  1. Full of energy or alertness; vigorous or animated:
  2. Characterized by much activity or excitement:
  3. Quick-paced:

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• energetic

  1. Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy.
  2. Of or relating to energy.

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  1. Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy.
  2. Of or relating to energy.

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• bustling

  1. Present participle of bustle.

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  1. Present participle of bustle.

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In use

• full

  1. Containing all that is normal or possible:
  2. Complete in every particular:
  3. Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count.

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  1. Containing all that is normal or possible:
  2. Complete in every particular:
  3. Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count.

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• already taken

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• unavailable

  1. Not available, accessible, or at hand.

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  1. Not available, accessible, or at hand.

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• in someone else's possession

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• occupied

  1. Reserved, engaged.
  2. Busy, unavailable.
  3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

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  1. Reserved, engaged.
  2. Busy, unavailable.
  3. Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

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• employed

  1. used
  2. in a job; working
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of employ.

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  1. used
  2. in a job; working
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of employ.

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Officious

• pushy

  1. Disagreeably aggressive or forward.

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  1. Disagreeably aggressive or forward.

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• nosy

  1. Given to or showing an intrusive curiosity about the affairs of others; prying.

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  1. Given to or showing an intrusive curiosity about the affairs of others; prying.

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• snoopy

  1. Likely to snoop; nosy.

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  1. Likely to snoop; nosy.

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• butting-in

  1. Present participle of butt in.

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  1. Present participle of butt in.

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• interfering

  1. Present participle of interfere.

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  1. Present participle of interfere.

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• prying

  1. Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive:

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  1. Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive:

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• meddling

  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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  1. That meddles.
  2. Action of the verb meddle.
  3. Present participle of meddle.

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• obtrusive

  1. Thrusting out; protruding:
  2. Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash:
  3. Undesirably noticeable:

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  1. Thrusting out; protruding:
  2. Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash:
  3. Undesirably noticeable:

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• intrusive

  1. Intruding or tending to intrude.
  2. Of or relating to igneous rock that is forced while molten into cracks or between other layers of rock.
  3. Epenthetic.

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  1. Intruding or tending to intrude.
  2. Of or relating to igneous rock that is forced while molten into cracks or between other layers of rock.
  3. Epenthetic.

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• forward

  1. At, near, or belonging to the front or forepart; fore:
  2. Located ahead or in advance:
  3. Going, tending, or moving toward a position in front:

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  1. At, near, or belonging to the front or forepart; fore:
  2. Located ahead or in advance:
  3. Going, tending, or moving toward a position in front:

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• curious

  1. Eager to learn more:
  2. Unduly inquisitive; prying:
  3. Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:

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  1. Eager to learn more:
  2. Unduly inquisitive; prying:
  3. Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:

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• meddlesome

  1. Inclined to meddle or interfere.

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  1. Inclined to meddle or interfere.

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Too crowded with detail

• overelaborate

  1. Excessively elaborate.

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  1. Excessively elaborate.

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• cluttered

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of clutter.
  2. Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects; littered

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of clutter.
  2. Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects; littered

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• fussy

  1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper:
  2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious:
  3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details:

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  1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper:
  2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious:
  3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details:

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