Habits

hab·it1 /ˈhæbɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hab-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
2.
customary practice or use: Daily bathing is an American habit.
3.
a particular practice, custom, or usage: the habit of shaking hands.
4.
a dominant or regular disposition or tendency; prevailing character or quality: She has a habit of looking at the bright side of things.
5.
addiction, esp. to narcotics (often prec. by the).
6.
mental character or disposition: a habit of mind.
7.
characteristic bodily or physical condition.
8.
the characteristic form, aspect, mode of growth, etc., of an organism: a twining habit.
9.
the characteristic crystalline form of a mineral.
10.
garb of a particular rank, profession, religious order, etc.: a monk's habit.
11.
the attire worn by a rider of a saddle horse. –verb (used with object)
12.
to clothe; array.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME < L habitus state, style, practice, equiv. to habi- (var. s. of habére to have) + -tus verbal n. suffix; r. ME abit < OF]
—Synonyms 2. bent, wont. 3. See custom. 10. dress, costume. 12. dress, garb, attire; deck out.