habits

1. an established customExamples: "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"Synonyms: habit, wont

2. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetitionExamples: "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"Synonyms: habit, use

3. a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious orderSynonyms: habit

4. the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)Examples: "a shrub of spreading habit"Synonyms: habit

5. attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)Synonyms: habit, riding habit

6. excessive use of drugsSynonyms: drug abuse, habit, substance abuse