| habit | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. habit, wont | an established custom.; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" |
| ~ custom, tradition | a specific practice of long standing. |
| n. (act) | 2. habit, use | (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" |
| ~ custom, usage, usance | accepted or habitual practice. |
| ~ ritual | stereotyped behavior. |
| ~ second nature | acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate. |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| ~ cleanliness | the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. habit | a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order. |
| ~ attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.; "formal attire"; "battle dress" |
| ~ frock | a habit worn by clerics. |
| ~ monastic habit | a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery. |
| ~ nun's habit | a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent. |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| n. (process) | 4. habit | the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal).; "a shrub of spreading habit" |
| ~ growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. habit, riding habit | attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire). |
| ~ attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.; "formal attire"; "battle dress" |
| ~ jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches | flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots. |
| ~ riding boot | a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit. |
| n. (act) | 6. drug abuse, habit, substance abuse | excessive use of drugs. |
| ~ misuse, abuse | improper or excessive use.; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" |
| ~ alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse | excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks. |
| v. (body) | 7. habit | put a habit on. |
| ~ apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | provide with clothes or put clothes on.; "Parents must feed and dress their child" |
| manner | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ artistic style, idiom | the style of a particular artist or school or movement.; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" |
| ~ drape | the manner in which fabric hangs or falls.; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" |
| ~ fit | the manner in which something fits.; "I admired the fit of her coat" |
| ~ form | a particular mode in which something is manifested.; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" |
| ~ life-style, life style, lifestyle, modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes. |
| ~ setup | the way something is organized or arranged.; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" |
| ~ signature, touch | a distinguishing style.; "this room needs a woman's touch" |
| ~ wise | a way of doing or being.; "in no wise"; "in this wise" |
| ~ response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. manner, personal manner | a way of acting or behaving. |
| ~ demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people. |
| ~ comportment, mien, bearing, presence | dignified manner or conduct. |
| ~ bedside manner | manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient. |
| ~ dandyism, foppishness | the manner and dress of a fop or dandy. |
| ~ gentleness, mildness, softness | acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered.; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" |
| ~ formalness, formality | a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies.; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" |
| ~ informality | a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously. |
| ~ good manners, courtesy | a courteous manner. |
| ~ rudeness, discourtesy | a manner that is rude and insulting. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. manner | a kind.; "what manner of man are you?" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| pattern | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. form, pattern, shape | a perceptual structure.; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" |
| ~ structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations.; "his lectures have no structure" |
| ~ percept, perception, perceptual experience | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept. |
| ~ fractal | (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry. |
| ~ gestalt | a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts. |
| ~ grid | a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines. |
| ~ kaleidoscope | a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes. |
| ~ mosaic | a pattern resembling a mosaic. |
| ~ strand | a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole.; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously" |
| n. (act) | 2. pattern, practice | a customary way of operation or behavior.; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ biologism | use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior. |
| ~ cooperation | the practice of cooperating.; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation" |
| ~ featherbedding | the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required. |
| ~ formalism | the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms. |
| ~ one-upmanship | the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor. |
| ~ pluralism | the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time. |
| ~ symbolism, symbolisation, symbolization | the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning. |
| ~ modernism | practices typical of contemporary life or thought. |
| ~ occult arts, occult | supernatural practices and techniques.; "he is a student of the occult" |
| ~ ornamentalism | the practice of ornamental display. |
| ~ cannibalism | the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind. |
| ~ careerism | the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity. |
| ~ custom, usage, usance | accepted or habitual practice. |
| ~ habitude | habitual mode of behavior. |
| ~ fashion | characteristic or habitual practice. |
| ~ lobbyism | the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist. |
| ~ slaveholding, slavery | the practice of owning slaves. |
| ~ peonage | the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged. |
| ~ unwritten law | law based on customary behavior. |
| ~ lynch law | the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law. |
| ~ mistreatment | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly.; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" |
| ~ nonconformism | the practice of nonconformity. |
| ~ calisthenics, callisthenics | the practice of calisthenic exercises.; "calisthenics is recommended for general good health" |
| ~ popery, papism | offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| ~ quotation | the practice of quoting from books or plays etc..; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" |
| ~ ritual | the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies. |
| ~ ritualism | exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship. |
| ~ naturism, nudism | going without clothes as a social practice. |
| ~ systematism | the habitual practice of systematization and classification. |
| ~ cross dressing, transvestism, transvestitism | the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. design, figure, pattern | a decorative or artistic work.; "the coach had a design on the doors" |
| ~ argyle, argyll | a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland. |
| ~ bear claw | an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery. |
| ~ damascene | a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel. |
| ~ decal, decalcomania | either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface. |
| ~ decoration, ornament, ornamentation | something used to beautify. |
| ~ device | any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery). |
| ~ emblem | special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.. |
| ~ herringbone pattern, herringbone | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery. |
| ~ linocut | a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum. |
| ~ mandala | any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation. |
| ~ mihrab | (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca. |
| ~ motif, motive | a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. |
| ~ polka dot | design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots. |
| ~ pyrograph | a design produced by pyrography. |
| ~ screen saver | (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time.; "screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long" |
| ~ sunburst | a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it. |
| ~ tattoo | a design on the skin made by tattooing. |
| ~ tetraskele, tetraskelion | a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center. |
| ~ triskele, triskelion | a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center. |
| ~ weave | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric. |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. convention, formula, normal, pattern, rule | something regarded as a normative example.; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" |
| ~ practice | knowledge of how something is usually done.; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" |
| ~ mores | (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group. |
| ~ code of behavior, code of conduct | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group. |
| ~ universal | a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings.; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation.; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" |
| ~ exemplar, good example, example, model | something to be imitated.; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. blueprint, design, pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else.; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" |
| ~ plan, program, programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
| n. (location) | 7. approach pattern, pattern, traffic pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport.; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" |
| ~ approach path, glide path, glide slope, approach | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing. |
| ~ itinerary, route, path | an established line of travel or access. |
| n. (communication) | 8. pattern, radiation diagram, radiation pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle. |
| ~ graph, graphical record | a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes. |
| ~ lobe | the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern. |
| v. (creation) | 9. model, pattern | plan or create according to a model or models. |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
| ~ scale | pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard. |
| ~ sovietise, sovietize | model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union.; "Castro sovietized Cuba" |
| v. (stative) | 10. pattern | form a pattern.; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| second nature | | |
| n. (act) | 1. second nature | acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate. |
| ~ habit, use | (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" |
| domesticated | | |
| adj. | 1. domestic, domesticated | converted or adapted to domestic use.; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize" |
| ~ tamed, tame | brought from wildness into a domesticated state.; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" |
| adj. | 2. domesticated | accustomed to home life.; "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it" |
| ~ domestic | of or involving the home or family.; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste" |
| familiar | | |
| n. (person) | 1. familiar | a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support. |
| ~ servant, retainer | a person working in the service of another (especially in the household). |
| n. (person) | 2. associate, companion, comrade, familiar, fellow | a friend who is frequently in the company of another.; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" |
| ~ date, escort | a participant in a date.; "his date never stopped talking" |
| ~ friend | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust.; "he was my best friend at the university" |
| ~ playfellow, playmate | a companion at play. |
| ~ tovarich, tovarisch | a comrade (especially in Russian communism). |
| n. (person) | 3. familiar, familiar spirit | a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard. |
| ~ disembodied spirit, spirit | any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. |
| adj. | 4. familiar | well known or easily recognized.; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" |
| ~ acquainted | having fair knowledge of.; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts" |
| ~ beaten | much trodden and worn smooth or bare.; "did not stray from the beaten path" |
| ~ long-familiar, well-known | frequently experienced; known closely or intimately.; "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears" |
| ~ old | (used for emphasis) very familiar.; "good old boy"; "same old story" |
| ~ known | apprehended with certainty.; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" |
| adj. | 5. familiar | within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange.; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" |
| ~ usual, common | commonly encountered.; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting" |
| ~ common or garden | the usual or familiar type.; "it is a common or garden sparrow" |
| ~ everyday | commonplace and ordinary.; "the familiar everyday world" |
| adj. | 6. conversant, familiar | (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly.; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" |
| ~ informed | having much knowledge or education.; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" |
| adj. | 7. familiar, intimate | having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship.; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| tame | | |
| v. (change) | 1. chasten, subdue, tame | correct by punishment or discipline. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (communication) | 2. moderate, tame, tone down | make less strong or intense; soften.; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 3. cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| v. (change) | 4. domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame | overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable.; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ break in, break | make submissive, obedient, or useful.; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" |
| ~ domesticate, tame | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans.; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" |
| v. (change) | 5. domesticate, tame | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans.; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| ~ domesticise, domesticize, domesticate, tame, reclaim | overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable.; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" |
| adj. | 6. tame | flat and uninspiring. |
| ~ unexciting | not exciting.; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life" |
| adj. | 7. tame | very restrained or quiet.; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" |
| ~ quiet | characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity.; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" |
| ~ subdued | quieted and brought under control.; "children were subdued and silent" |
| adj. | 8. tame, tamed | brought from wildness into a domesticated state.; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" |
| ~ broken in, broken | tamed or trained to obey.; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" |
| ~ cultivated | no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use.; "cultivated roses"; "cultivated blackberries" |
| ~ docile, gentle | easily handled or managed.; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" |
| ~ domesticated, domestic | converted or adapted to domestic use.; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize" |
| ~ tamed | brought from wildness.; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed" |
| ~ manipulable, tractable | easily managed (controlled or taught or molded).; "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition" |
| adj. | 9. meek, tame | very docile.; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse" |
| ~ docile | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed.; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" |
| used to | | |
| adj. | 1. used to, wont to | in the habit.; "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world" |
| ~ accustomed | (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to.; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face" |
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