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Habit n. : The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.

Habit n. : The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.

Habit n. : Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.

Habit n. : Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.

Habit n. : To inhabit.

Habit n. : To dress; to clothe; to array.

Habit n. : To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.

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Taxonomy
Habit, free encyclopedia, drug habit, search, free dictionary, pattern, behavior, non-associative, associative learning, diminution, behavioral response, probability, repetition, stimulus, typical appearance, minerals, distinctive dress, the members.

Defination from the web:
habit, as it applies to the typical appearance of minerals. Religious habit, a distinctive dress worn by the members of a religious order ... Riding habit, riding clothes worn for hunting or for exhibition. Habit (biology), the instinctive actions of animals and the natural ... 

synonyms
  (noun) wont
  (noun) use
  (noun) substance abuse
  (noun) drug abuse
  (noun) abuse
  (noun) attire
  (noun) custom
  (noun) dress
  (noun) garb
  (noun) misuse
  (noun) tradition
  (noun) usage
  (noun) usance
  (verb) apparel
  (verb) clothe
  (verb) dress
  (verb) enclothe
  (verb) fit out
  (verb) garb
  (verb) garment
  (verb) habilitate
  (verb) raiment
  (verb) tog


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