Definition: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
Usage: owls have nocturnal habits; she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair; long use had hardened him to it
Main entry: habit, substance abuse, drug abuse
Definition: excessive use of drugs
Main entry: habit
Definition: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
Main entry: habit, riding habit
Definition: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
Definition: an established custom
Usage: it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
Main entry: habit
Definition: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
Usage: a shrub of spreading habit
Main entry: habit
Definition: put a habit on