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busy belt

busy belt noun: a long stretch of land, such as an industrial strip, manufacturing zone, or chain of connected cities, marked by high economic activity, crowded populations, and constant movement.

Noun

busy belt (plural busy belts)

  1. A long stretch of land, such as an industrial strip, manufacturing zone, or chain of connected cities, marked by high economic activity, crowded populations, and constant movement.
  2. A waist accessory featuring heavy embellishments.
    • The same busy belt also graved Carole Lombard's waist in Columbia's 1933 offerint called Brief Moment.1982, Bailey, Margaret J., Those glorious glamour years, page 58
    • This Vivienne Westwood tiered confection is so Carrie Bradshaw and so delightful. Love the flounces, love the floral pattern, love the heels, but I am not crazy about the busy belt and necklace.2010, Emily Rosenbaum Maka, RedEye, “Whoville, Red Carpet Rewind, Sex & Killers, Sarah Jessica Parker”, in RedEye Chicago Magazine, page 38

Forms of busy belt

pluralbusy belts

Questions about busy belt

What does busy belt mean?
Busy belt means a long stretch of land, such as an industrial strip, manufacturing zone, or chain of connected cities, marked by high economic activity, crowded populations, and constant movement.
What part of speech is busy belt?
Busy belt is a noun.
What is the plural of busy belt?
The plural of busy belt is busy belts.

Words near busy belt in the dictionary

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  2. busy beaver functions
  3. busy beavers
  4. busy bee
  5. busy bees
  6. busy belt
  7. busy board
  8. busy boards
  9. busy bodies
  10. busy body
  11. busy book

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