make+busy
51To make no bones — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
52get\ busy — v. phr. To accelerate the pace in one s activities. We ve got to get busy if we want to make the deadline …
53To make a thing one's business — Business Busi ness (b[i^]z n[e^]s), n.; pl. {Businesses} (b[i^]z n[e^]s*[e^]z). [From {Busy}.] 1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or …
54To meddle and make — Meddle Med dle , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meddling}.] [OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F. m[^e]ler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix. [root]271. See {Mix}, and cf. {Medley}, {Mellay}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To …
55occupy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hold, inhabit, keep, fill, tenant, have; take, beset, garrison; interest, engage, engross, busy, employ. See abode, attention, business, presence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take possession] Syn.… …
56bus|y — «BIHZ ee», adjective, bus|i|er, bus|i|est, verb, bus|ied, bus|y|ing …
57Number Five Crossbar Switching System — The Number Five Crossbar Switching System or 5XB switch, designed by Bell Labs and made by Western Electric, was in use in Bell System telephone exchanges from 1948 to the 1980s. Its principal use was as a Class 5 telephone switch, though… …
58Telephone exchange — A telephone operator manually connecting calls with cord pairs at a telephone switchboard. In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls. A central… …
59employ — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. use, occupy; hire, engage. See comparison, business. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make use of] Syn. use, operate, manipulate, apply; see exercise 2 , use 1 . 2. [To obtain services for pay] Syn.… …
60engage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bind, obligate, pledge, promise; betroth; hire, enlist, employ, book, retain; reserve, secure; occupy, interest, engross, attract, entangle, involve, interlock; set about, take up; fight, contend.… …
