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"
synonyms : use
(noun) excessive use of drugs
synonyms : drug abuse , substance abuse
(noun) a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
(noun) attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
synonyms : riding habit
(noun) an established custom
"it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
synonyms : wont
(noun) the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
"a shrub of spreading habit"
(verb) put a habit on

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