habit

habit is a 5-letter English word with 14 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
2. noun. The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
3. noun. Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
4. noun. Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
5. noun. To inhabit.
6. noun. To dress; to clothe; to array.
7. noun. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
8. 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"

   Synonyms: use

9. noun. excessive use of drugs
10. noun. a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
11. noun. attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
12. noun. an established custom

    "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

    Synonyms: wont

13. noun. the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

    "a shrub of spreading habit"

14. verb. put a habit on

Synonyms

use, wont

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in habit:

baith

Common word forms

habits, habited, habiting, habitable

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