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| active |
always doing something; busy; full of energy. [1/2 definitions] |
| boondoggle |
to do unnecessary, wasteful, or impractical work in order to appear busy. [1/3 definitions] |
| busy |
to keep busy or occupied. [1/4 definitions] |
| bypass |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way. [1/2 definitions] |
| convenience store |
a store, often near a busy road or highway, that is like a small grocery store and is open long hours. |
| do1 |
to engage in (some activity); busy oneself with. [1/12 definitions] |
| engaged |
busy; employed; involved. [1/4 definitions] |
| hectic |
marked by excited activity or rapid, confusing movements; feverishly busy. [1/2 definitions] |
| hive |
an extremely busy or crowded place, or the crowd of people in it. [1/5 definitions] |
| hum |
to be busy and productive. [1/4 definitions] |
| hurly-burly |
a loud, busy, confused commotion; uproar; tumult. [2 definitions] |
| hustle |
fast or busy activity. [1/4 definitions] |
| involve |
to cause to give full attention to or be busy with. [1/3 definitions] |
| merry-go-round |
a busy or lively round of activities. [1/2 definitions] |
| overbusy |
combined form of busy. |
| quiet |
not busy; inactive. [1/14 definitions] |
| roundabout |
(chiefly British) a circular road junction, in which traffic moves in one direction only, that is situated at a busy intersection to facilitate traffic flow; traffic circle. [1/2 definitions] |
| rush1 |
a state of busy haste or hurry. [1/12 definitions] |
| slow |
not having much business; not busy. [1/4 definitions] |
| traffic circle |
a circular roadway or street, in which traffic moves in one direction only, that is situated at a busy intersection to facilitate traffic flow. |
| twiddle |
to busy oneself aimlessly with something; trifle; fiddle. [1/4 definitions] |
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