NOUN | cognition | habit, wont | an established custom |
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act | habit, use | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation | |
artifact | habit | a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order | |
process | habit | the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) | |
artifact | habit, riding habit | attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) | |
act | habit, substance abuse, drug abuse | excessive use of drugs | |
VERB | body | habit | put a habit on |
Sounds | hhae'baht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | An established custom. | |
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Example | "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" | |
Synonym | wont | |
Broader | custom, tradition | A specific practice of long standing |
Spanish | costumbre, hábito, rutina, uso | |
Catalan | costum, hàbit, rutina, ús | |
Verbs | habituate | take or consume (regularly or habitually) |
Meaning | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | use | |
Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
Narrower | cleanliness | The habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections |
ritual | stereotyped behavior | |
second nature | acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate / innate | |
Broader | custom, usage, usance | accepted or habitual practice |
Spanish | costumbre, hábito, habitud, rutina | |
Catalan | costum, hàbit, habitud, rutina | |
Adjectives | habitual | commonly used or practiced |
Verbs | habituate | take or consume (regularly or habitually) |
Meaning | A distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order. | |
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Category | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
Narrower | frock | A habit worn by clerics |
monastic habit | A long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery | |
nun's habit | A long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent | |
Broader | attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
Spanish | hábito | |
Catalan | hàbit | |
Verbs | habit | put a habit on |
Meaning | The general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal). | |
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Example | "a shrub of spreading habit" | |
Broader | growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
Spanish | hábito |
Meaning | Attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire). | |
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Synonym | riding habit | |
Parts | jodhpurs, jodhpur breeches, riding breeches | Flared trousers ending at the calves |
riding boot | A boot without laces that is worn for riding horses | |
Broader | attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
Meaning | excessive use of drugs. | |
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Synonyms | substance abuse, drug abuse | |
Narrower | alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse | excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks |
Broader | misuse, abuse | Improper or excessive use |
Spanish | abuso de drogas, abuso de sustancias | |
Catalan | abús de drogues | |
Verbs | habituate | make psychologically or physically used (to something) |
Meaning | Put a habit on. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel | Provide with clothes or put clothes on |
Spanish | vestir el hábito | |
Nouns | habit | a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order |
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