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
Synonyms: habit, substance abuse, drug abuse
Definition: excessive use of drugs
Definition: improper or excessive use
Usage: alcohol abuse; the abuse of public funds
Synonyms: habit
Definition: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
Similar words: attire, garb, dress
Definition: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Usage: formal attire; battle dress
Synonyms: habit, riding habit
Definition: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
Similar words: attire, garb, dress
Definition: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Usage: formal attire; battle dress
Definition: an established custom
Usage: it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
Synonyms: habit
Definition: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
Usage: a shrub of spreading habit
Similar words: growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development
Definition: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Usage: he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Synonyms: habit
Definition: put a habit on
Similar words: apparel, clothe, fit out, garb, garment, enclothe, habilitate, raiment, tog, dress
Definition: provide with clothes or put clothes on
Usage: Parents must feed and dress their child