| habitual | | |
| adj. | 1. accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted | commonly used or practiced; usual.; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" |
| ~ usual | occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure.; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" |
| normal | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. 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" |
| adj. | 2. normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal.; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" |
| ~ average, mean | approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" |
| ~ median, average | relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values).; "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" |
| ~ modal, average | relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution.; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" |
| ~ natural | functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies.; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild" |
| ~ regular | not deviating from what is normal.; "her regular bedtime" |
| ~ typical | conforming to a type.; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior" |
| ~ sane | mentally healthy; free from mental disorder.; "appears to be completely sane" |
| ~ standard | conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind.; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" |
| adj. | 3. normal | in accordance with scientific laws. |
| adj. | 4. normal | being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development.; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met" |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| adj. | 5. normal | forming a right angle. |
| ~ geometry | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. |
| ~ perpendicular | intersecting at or forming right angles.; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" |
| traditional | | |
| adj. | 1. traditional | consisting of or derived from tradition.; "traditional history"; "traditional morality" |
| ~ conventional | in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past.; "a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"; "the conventional handshake" |
| ~ handed-down, tralatitious | having been passed along from generation to generation.; "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor" |
| ~ traditionalistic | adhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices. |
| adj. | 2. traditional | pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines.; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished" |
| ~ orthodox | adhering to what is commonly accepted.; "an orthodox view of the world" |
| routine | | |
| n. (act) | 1. modus operandi, routine | an unvarying or habitual method or procedure. |
| ~ procedure, process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result.; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" |
| ~ rat race | an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation. |
| ~ groove, rut | a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape.; "they fell into a conversational rut" |
| n. (communication) | 2. act, bit, number, routine, turn | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" |
| ~ performance, public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment.; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" |
| ~ show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down. |
| n. (communication) | 3. function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. |
| ~ computer software, software, software package, software program, software system, package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory.; "the market for software is expected to expand" |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ cataloged procedure | a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name. |
| ~ contingency procedure | an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises. |
| ~ library routine | a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library. |
| ~ random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number. |
| ~ recursive routine | a routine that can call itself. |
| ~ reusable routine | a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly. |
| ~ executive routine, supervisory routine | a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines. |
| ~ tracing routine | a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program. |
| ~ service routine, utility routine | a routine that can be used as needed. |
| adj. | 4. everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday | found in the ordinary course of events.; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute" |
| ~ ordinary | not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree.; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine" |
| 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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