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busy collapse: crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"; actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"; (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"; overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"; keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

alienate collapse: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

escarpment collapse: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification; a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

shrewdness collapse: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

novel collapse: a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"; a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

assignment collapse: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"; a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"; an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor); the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

still life collapse: a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

functional collapse: designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"; involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness"; designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"; fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"; relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"

autograph collapse: a person's own signature; something written by one's own hand; mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"

largess collapse: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

flying start collapse: a quick and auspicious beginning; a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

studio collapse: workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"; workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

resuscitate collapse: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

lipstick collapse: makeup that is used to color the lips; apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"; form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"

proceed collapse: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"; move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

collected collapse: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"; brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"

export collapse: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country; cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"; sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"

otiose collapse: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

intend collapse: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"; design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

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