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busy beaver

/ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
busy beaver
IPA
/ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvɚ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is very busy or hard-working.

Informal

noun

A Turing machine that attains the maximum number of steps performed, or number of non-blank symbols finally on the tape, among all Turing machines in a certain class.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvɚ/
  • British English: /ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

busy beavers (plural)

Phrases

busy beaver function busy as a beaver

Frequently Paired Words

busy as a beaver

Synonyms

busy bee

Questions

How do you pronounce busy beaver?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvɚ/.
What does busy beaver mean?
Someone who is very busy or hard-working.

How to pronounce busy beaver

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