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| parliamentary |
according to the customary rules of procedure governing deliberative or legislative groups. [1/3 definitions] |
| practice |
an activity that is habitual or customary. [1/11 definitions] |
| regular |
normal or customary. [1/12 definitions] |
| retail |
in the quantity or at the price customary in the retail trade. [1/6 definitions] |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial ritual prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. [2 definitions] |
| role |
the customary or expected behavior associated with a particular position in a society. [1/3 definitions] |
| routine |
standard or customary procedure or course of action. [2/7 definitions] |
| rule |
what is usual or customary. [1/13 definitions] |
| servile |
of or customary for a slave or servant. [1/2 definitions] |
| stead |
the customary or designated place of a person or thing as occupied by a stand-in or substitute. |
| stock in trade |
one or more resources, methods, or customary operations specific to a person or group. [1/2 definitions] |
| straight time |
the standard or customary number of work hours established for a particular work setting. [1/2 definitions] |
| summary |
done rapidly and without regard to customary practice, as in a law case. [1/3 definitions] |
| themselves |
their customary, healthy, or sane selves. [1/3 definitions] |
| uncustomary |
combined form of customary. |
| undercharge |
to charge less than the stated, customary, or proper price. [1/4 definitions] |
| unorthodox |
deviating from that which is customary, generally approved, or conventional; not orthodox. |
| unwonted |
not ordinary or usual; not customary. |
| usage |
the customary or accepted way of doing something, esp. with respect to writing and speaking. [1/3 definitions] |
| usual |
encountered, experienced, used, or happening in most instances; customary. [1/3 definitions] |
| yourself |
your customary, healthy, or sane self. [1/4 definitions] |
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