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1. habit - noun

· an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

Synonym(s): wont

Hypernym(s): custom, tradition




2. habit - noun

· (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"

Synonym(s): use

Hypernym(s): custom, usage, usance




3. habit - noun

· a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

Hypernym(s): attire, garb, dress




4. habit - noun

· the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit"

Hypernym(s): growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis




5. habit - noun

· attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

Synonym(s): riding_habit

Hypernym(s): attire, garb, dress




6. habit - noun

· excessive use of drugs

Synonym(s): substance_abuse, drug_abuse

Hypernym(s): misuse, abuse




7. habit - verb

· put a habit on

Hypernym(s): dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit_out, apparel





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