busy at their work

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• busy — I UK [ˈbɪzɪ] / US adjective Word forms busy : adjective busy comparative busier superlative busiest *** Metaphor: Being very busy at work is like being covered with things or surrounded by something such as water or the ground, so that you cannot …   English dictionary

• work — /werrk/, n., adj., v., worked or (Archaic except for 35, 37, 40) wrought; working. n. 1. exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 2. something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The… …   Universalium

• work — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦ works, working, worked 1) VERB People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. [V prep/adv] Weiner works for the US Department of Transport... [V prep/adv] I started working in a recording studio... [V… …   English dictionary

• work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• busy — adj., v., & n. adj. (busier, busiest) 1 (often foll. by in, with, at, or pres. part.) occupied or engaged in work etc. with the attention concentrated (busy at their needlework; he was busy packing). 2 full of activity or detail; fussy (a busy… …   Useful english dictionary

• Busy work — is a term for schoolwork, coursework, or homework that keeps students occupied without teaching anything constructive or interesting. Examples might include hastily put together projects , which are given to the student to keep them busy if the… …   Wikipedia

• Work-at-home scheme — A Work at Home scheme is a get rich quick scheme in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the… …   Wikipedia

• busy — bus|y1 [ bızi ] adjective *** 1. ) having many things to do: The parents of young children are always busy. a busy doctor He is an extremely busy man. busy with: Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding. a ) not able to do a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• busy — bus|y1 W2S1 [ˈbızi] adj comparative busier superlative busiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4¦(telephone)¦ 5¦(pattern)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: bisig] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Busy Bodies — Infobox Film name = Busy Bodies director = Lloyd French producer = Hal Roach starring = Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charlie Hall Tiny Sandford distributor = Metro Goldwyn Mayer released = 1933 language = English country = USA preceded by = The… …   Wikipedia

• busy*/*/*/ — [ˈbɪzi] adj I 1) having a lot of things to do He is an extremely busy man.[/ex] It s been a very busy day.[/ex] We have enough work here to keep us busy for weeks.[/ex] Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding.[/ex] We re… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English