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quit |
to desist from or stop an activity, occupation, habit, or the like. [1/8 definitions] |
relapse |
to revert, esp. to a former negative condition, habit, or mode of conduct. [1/4 definitions] |
renounce |
to give up (a habit, practice, or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
resort |
to go to or attend frequently or by habit. [1/5 definitions] |
rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. [1/3 definitions] |
second nature |
an acquired habit, characteristic, or skill that has been practiced so often that it appears to be part of one's nature. |
secrecy |
the tendency or habit of keeping things secret. [1/2 definitions] |
slave |
one who is a captive of some habit or other influence. [1/4 definitions] |
slide |
to acquire a habit or reach a condition gradually. [1/14 definitions] |
solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. [1/2 definitions] |
somniloquy |
the act or habit of talking in one's sleep. |
squint |
the act or habit, or an instance of narrowing the eyes. [1/6 definitions] |
status symbol |
a possession, habit, lifestyle, or practice regarded as a mark of social status, esp. of high status. |
tipple1 |
to drink alcoholic liquor, esp. to excess or as a habit. [1/3 definitions] |
trick |
an odd or unusual behavioral habit; mannerism. [1/15 definitions] |
used |
familiar with (something); accustomed to; in the habit of (followed by the preposition "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. [1/3 definitions] |
wont |
in the habit of; accustomed to. [2 definitions] |
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