Habit

  • 31Habit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Habit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 habit habit habitude Sgm: N 1 assuetude| assuetude| assuefaction| wont Sgm: N 1 run run way GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 common state of things …

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  • 32habit — 01. He is out of shape simply due to inactivity and poor eating [habits]. 02. My sister has a [habit] of playing with her hair while she is watching television. 03. An alarming number of teenagers are continuing to smoke cigarettes despite the… …

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  • 33habit — [[t]hæ̱bɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ habits 1) N VAR: oft N of ing A habit is something that you do often or regularly. He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he s nervous... Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it… …

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  • 34habit — hab|it [ hæbıt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it: healthy eating habits a good/bad habit: Don t pick up any bad habits from your friends. be in the habit of doing something …

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  • 35habit — Un Habit, Il vient de Habitus, Vestis, Vestimentum, Indumentum. Cet habit a beaucoup de plis, Rugat haec vestis. Habit appartenant à une femme, Vestimentum muliebre. Une sorte d habit ancien de quoy usoient les augures, et pareillement les gens… …

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  • 36habit*/*/ — [ˈhæbɪt] noun 1) [C/U] something that you do often healthy eating habits[/ex] They were in the habit of going for long walks.[/ex] George has got into the habit of going to bed late.[/ex] 2) [C] something that is bad that you often do without… …

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  • 37habit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin habitus condition, character, from habēre to have, hold more at give Date: 13th century 1. archaic clothing 2. a. a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function < a nun s&#8230; …

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  • 38habit — habit1 /hab it/, n. 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&#8230; …

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  • 39Habit — Ha|bit 〈n. 11 oder m. 1; veraltet〉 1. Amtstracht od. Ordenstracht (MönchsHabit) 2. 〈nur noch scherzh.〉 Kleidung, Anzug (MorgenHabit) ● er erschien zu dem Fest in seinem besten Habit [frz., „Kleidung, Anzug“] * * * 1Ha|bit [auch: ha bɪt, ha:…],&#8230; …

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  • 40habit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. tendency (see habit); costume, uniform (see clothing). II Usual mode of action Nouns 1. habit, habitude, wont, way; prescription, custom, use, usage; practice; matter of course, prevalence,&#8230; …

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