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busy as a beaver

busy as a beaver adjective: very busy.

Adjective

(as) busy as a beaver

  1. (simile) Very busy.

Synonyms of busy as a beaver

Questions about busy as a beaver

What does busy as a beaver mean?
Busy as a beaver means very busy.
What part of speech is busy as a beaver?
Busy as a beaver is an adjective.

Words near busy as a beaver in the dictionary

  1. busways
  2. Buswell
  3. Buswells
  4. busy
  5. busy around
  6. busy as a beaver
  7. busy as a bee
  8. busy as a dyke in a hardware store
  9. busy as a nailer
  10. busy as a one-armed paper hanger
  11. busy as a one-armed paperhanger

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