English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Busy (a.)

Constantly at work; diligent; active.

Busy (a.)

Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.

Busybodies (pl. )

of Busybody

Busybody (n.)

One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.

Busying (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Busy

But (v. t.)

The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.

But (v. t.)

A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.

But (adv. & conj.)

Except with; unless with; without.

But (v. t.)

The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.

But (v. t.)

A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.

But (v. t.)

The joint where two planks in a strake meet.

But (v. t.)

A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.

But (v. t.)

The thicker end of anything. See But.

But (v. t.)

A mark to be shot at; a target.

But (v. t.)

A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.

But (v. t.)

The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.

But (v. t.)

The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.

But (v. t.)

A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.

But (adv. & conj.)

Except; besides; save.

But (v. t.)

A thrust in fencing.