Word "HABIT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an established custom
Synonyms:
wont
Examples:
it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
Synonyms:
riding habit

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
Synonyms:
use
Examples:
owls have nocturnal habits
she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair

Crossword Clues for HABIT

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Usual practice Commuter 05 Jul 2025
Repetitive act
Nun's costume (5) Mirror Classic 05 Jul 2025
Hotel has not much custom (5) The Guardian Cryptic 04 Jul 2025
It's worn as usual (5)
Custom The Sun Two Speed 11 Jun 2025
Hot needing rather loose garment The Sun Two Speed 11 Jun 2025
Pattern of behaviour (5) The Guardian Quick 09 Jun 2025
It's customary to have a little after finishing lunch (5)
Repeated activity New York Times Mini 01 Jun 2025
Routine that's assumed in the monastery (5)
Familiarity is assumed by the monk (5)
Custom outfit made for sister?
Customary costume (5)
Regular tendency or practice (5) Mirror Classic 12 May 2025
Routine act; custom (5)
Morning coffee, for many LA Times Mini 06 May 2025
Nun's attire LA Times Daily 06 May 2025
Bad ___ (smoking or nail-biting, maybe)
Usual practice Commuter 01 May 2025
Custom or mannerism
Clothes horse? Not much (5)
Sister's wear Wall Street Journal 26 Apr 2025
Usual practice in hospital - a small part (5)
It's routine for the sailor to be included in strike (5)
Addiction, rather hard to overcome The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Apr 2025
Wearing it for riding, one may be kicked
On heroin somewhat with this? The Times Mephisto 30 Mar 2025
It's not easy to get out of this clothing (5)
Custom The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 24 Mar 2025
Something to kick? The Telegraph Plusword 19 Mar 2025
It's customary for riding (5)
Costume hard to get out of(5)
Monastic robe The Times Concise 14 Mar 2025
Costume hard to get out of
Custom of being dressy?
It's the custom to put it on (5)
Acquired behaviour pattern (5) The Guardian Quick 24 Feb 2025
"Sorry, force of ___"
The custom of putting on the same clothes every day? (5)
Hard __ to break LA Times Daily 12 Feb 2025
Outfit worn as custom (5)
Clobber worn by a bishop? The Times Cryptic 08 Feb 2025
Addiction to clothing (5)
Nun's attire Mirror Tea Time 01 Feb 2025
"Sister Act 2: Back in the ___"; sequel for Whoopi Goldberg
Clothing worn by sisters in hospital to some extent The Times Cryptic 27 Jan 2025
Dress custom (5) Puzzler Cryptic 26 Jan 2025
Traditional nun's wear
One's in the bath, perhaps, as a weekly thing (5)
Laugh at this part in routine
Mannerism The Telegraph Quick 24 Jan 2025
Heroin to some extent creates addiction The Times Cryptic 20 Jan 2025
Album by Vince Gill: "Down to My Last Bad _"
Costume in "Doubt" or "Sister Act"
Custom of putting letters in a hat (5)
Something to kick? The Telegraph Plusword 28 Dec 2024
Creature of ____ New York Times Mini 27 Dec 2024
Custom-made clothing (5)
Routine Mirror Quick 25 Dec 2024
Costume custom Mirror Cryptic 25 Dec 2024
Clothing can make you hot, a little (5)
Nun's attire (5) Puzzler 20 Dec 2024
Ordinary course of behaviour assumed by the monk (5)
Is it customarily worn? (5)
Nun's uniform Mirror Classic 08 Dec 2024
Something worn by monks as custom (5)
Nun's dress (5)
Dress without thinking?
Husband requiring a little practice
Regularly repeated action or behaviour The Times Concise 30 Nov 2024
It's customary for a nun to put it on
Mannerism The Telegraph Quick 28 Nov 2024
What to wear for a bit of bathing, maybe? (5)
One customarily applying force? (5)
Nun's garment Universal 18 Nov 2024
Garment that makes you hot, a little (5)
One can ride in it, as a rule (5)
Hospital has not much custom (5) The Guardian Cryptic 04 Nov 2024
Custom Thomas Joseph 02 Nov 2024
Nun's outfit Commuter 02 Nov 2024
Nun garment (5)
Vice, bad -
Custom of riding? (5)
Nun's outfit Commuter 17 Oct 2024
Something that may be hard to break
Clothing worn as a custom? (5)
Routine that's monastically assumed (5)
Word in many a nun pun
Settled practice in dress, perhaps (5)
Nun's garment USA Today 26 Sep 2024
Addictive thing to wear? (5)
Something you wear because you've always worn it?
Costume of a religious order (5)
Worn by a sailor in a blow? (5)
Routine Mirror Quick 11 Sep 2024
Costume custom Mirror Cryptic 11 Sep 2024
Usual routine assumed by the rider (5)
Nun's costume (5) Mirror Quick 04 Sep 2024
Costume custom Mirror Cryptic 04 Sep 2024
Something worn as a matter of routine
Nun's costume Mirror Classic 24 Aug 2024
Nun's outfit Commuter 16 Aug 2024
Regular tendency LA Times Daily 15 Aug 2024
Nail biting, maybe LA Times Daily 14 Aug 2024
Custom Wall Street Journal 08 Aug 2024
The costume of a nun or monk (5)
Addictive practice
Tradition Mirror Quick 10 Jul 2024
Monk's obsession? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 10 Jul 2024
Costume custom Mirror Cryptic 10 Jul 2024
Sailor in theatrical success ___ that's just routine (5)
Tabitha's thankless usual arrangement? (5)
Nun's outfit New York Times Mini 02 Jul 2024
Regular practice or apparel worn by nun (5)
The custom of riding? (5)
Special clothes as a regular course (5)
The custom of going to Southend a little? (5)
It's customary for a rider to wear it!
Sister's outfit? Universal 18 Jun 2024
A blowout for a seaman, as a rule? (5)
Regular custom (5) Puzzler 14 Jun 2024
Custom; nun's clothing The Telegraph Plusword 12 Jun 2024
Nun's attire Mirror Tea Time 11 Jun 2024
A settled tendency
Everyday garment? (5)
Vestment that takes some getting out of! (5)
It's customary for the religious
Nun's duds
Might it give Tabitha heart when horse riding? (5)
Something to kick, like smoking
Monk's dress is a custom (5)
An old one dies hard Universal 18 May 2024
Biting your fingernails, e.g.
A strike about a sailor may be hard to break (5)
Nun wear
Special clothes as a regular thing (5)
Usual behaviour (5)
Husband has slightly loose garment The Sun Two Speed 18 Apr 2024
Custom The Sun Two Speed 18 Apr 2024
Heroin, a little can cause addiction (5)
Something a person does regularly Mirror Classic 16 Apr 2024
"Sister Act 2: Back in the ___"
Clothing that's a little on the hot side (5)
Monk's costume (5)
Custom-built garment?
Religious costume
Obsession with dress? (5)
Sailor in theatrical success - that's just routine (5)
When I get in the bath, splashing is the usual procedure (5)
A woman could ride in one (5)
Custom Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 2024
Nun's wear Wall Street Journal 18 Mar 2024
Weakness of a boy overwhelmed by success (5)
It's customary for a seaman to strike out (5)
Regular attire? (5)
It's difficult to give up, around office or bath (5,2,5)
Addiction: Hard? Not entirely The Telegraph Toughie 27 Feb 2024
Addiction: Hard? Not entirely (5)
Routine Premier Sunday 18 Feb 2024
What the monk always did when he tripped over his clothes? He will not do it again (and 1dn) (4,3,5)
___-forming; addictive
One might be tough to kick USA Today 18 Jan 2024
Monk's dress The Telegraph Quick 06 Jan 2024
Custom Thomas Joseph 06 Jan 2024
Laugh a little at the custom (5)
I get into the bath perhaps as a matter of routine
Rehab itinerary can contain addiction (5)
Have the sailor hit out according to custom
I get in the bath distressed as a regular thing
Nun’s attire Mirror Tea Time 04 Dec 2023
It's customary for sister to wear one
Tendency, practice
Two blood groups included in drug dose addiction The Times Quick Cryptic 06 Nov 2023
See 54 Down Newsday 03 Nov 2023
Custom Eugene Sheffer 24 Oct 2023
Custom Thomas Joseph 21 Oct 2023
Robes of a monk or nun The Times Concise 01 Sep 2023
Hotel given not much custom The Times Cryptic 21 Aug 2023
Custom The Guardian Quick 10 Aug 2023
Custom The Guardian Speedy 28 May 2023
Husband with somewhat loose garment The Times Cryptic 26 May 2023
Custom Eugene Sheffer 02 May 2023
Outfit seen at a nunnery Universal 13 Apr 2023
Something it might be good to break New York Times 23 Feb 2023
Regular routine Universal 09 Feb 2023
Sister's attire LA Times Daily 01 Jan 2023
Customary behavior Newsday 19 Dec 2022
Settled practice The Times Concise 08 Dec 2022
Custom Thomas Joseph 02 Nov 2022
In rehab I treated addiction The Guardian Cryptic 20 Oct 2022
In rehab I treated addiction
Sister’s outfit Wall Street Journal 05 Oct 2022
Custom The Guardian Speedy 02 Oct 2022
Regular tendency Universal 16 Sep 2022
Nun's wear Thomas Joseph 13 Aug 2022
Repetitive behavior pattern Newsday 28 Jun 2022
Behavior pattern LA Times Daily 17 Jun 2022
Custom religious garment The Times Cryptic 07 Jun 2022
Custom; garment The Times Concise 01 Jun 2022
Convent outfit LA Times Daily 13 May 2022
Convent outfit The Washington Post 13 May 2022
Custom Premier Sunday 08 May 2022
Ingrained routine Newsday 10 Apr 2022
Custom Thomas Joseph 09 Apr 2022
Custom Thomas Joseph 26 Jan 2022
You may break a bad one Universal 26 Dec 2021
Custom Eugene Sheffer 17 Dec 2021
Hotel with not much custom The Telegraph Toughie 19 Nov 2021
Custom Irish Times Simplex 16 Nov 2021
Familiarity The Times Concise 03 Oct 2021
Custom Thomas Joseph 25 Sep 2021
It might be tough to break one USA Today 11 Sep 2021
Custom Thomas Joseph 27 Aug 2021
Custom Thomas Joseph 18 Aug 2021
"Breaking the ___," Linkin Park song that has a comic-book style video
Behavioral pattern Universal 29 Jun 2021
Out of ___ (done as part of a routine)
Wag's partner has Italian dress
Husband has slightly loose garment The Sun Two Speed 10 Jun 2021
Custom Thomas Joseph 21 Apr 2021
Jack in Blockbuster for Dynasty, that's becoming addictive
Custom somewhat hard at first
Hot needing rather loose garment The Sun Two Speed 03 Mar 2021
Custom The Sun Two Speed 03 Mar 2021
Customary behavior Newsday 16 Feb 2021
Equestrian’s attire Wall Street Journal 06 Feb 2021
Hard thing to kick The Washington Post 12 Jan 2021
Hard thing to kick LA Times Daily 12 Jan 2021
Repetitive behavior pattern Newsday 11 Jan 2021
Settled practice The Times Concise 14 Dec 2020
Hotel with quite special uniform?
Some addicts kick this rather hard at first
It may be difficult to break USA Today 28 Sep 2020
Henry with somewhat loose garment The Sun Two Speed 30 Aug 2020
Nun's garment Universal 11 Aug 2020
"Just don't make a ___ of it" Universal 01 Aug 2020
Husband with rather loose garment The Sun Two Speed 06 Jul 2020
Surprising success surrounding sailor's customary dress The Telegraph Toughie 17 Jun 2020
Custom Eugene Sheffer 16 Jun 2020
Tough thing to break Family Time 01 Jun 2020
Convent costume Wall Street Journal 27 May 2020
Hard thing to break New York Times 11 May 2020
Checking for messages, e.g LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2020
Checking for messages, e.g The Washington Post 28 Apr 2020
Some pious types get into this addiction
Smoking or procrastination, e.g New York Times 06 Mar 2020
It might be hard to break USA Today 28 Feb 2020
Daily crossword solving, e.g Universal 16 Dec 2019
Custom The Telegraph Quick 16 Nov 2019
Good thing to break, maybe New York Times 06 Nov 2019
Good thing to break, maybe
Smoking, to some USA Today 26 Oct 2019
Routine practice The Washington Post Sunday 06 Oct 2019
Routine behavior The New Yorker 16 Sep 2019
Usual practice of a bishop wearing belt
Custom Wall Street Journal 17 Aug 2019
Wont The Times Concise 11 Aug 2019
Checking Facebook on a smartphone, e.g The Washington Post Sunday 11 Aug 2019
Force of ___ Universal 03 Jul 2019
'Nunsense' costume The Washington Post 29 Jun 2019
"Nunsense" costume LA Times Daily 29 Jun 2019
Wont LA Times Daily 15 Jun 2019
Wont The Washington Post 15 Jun 2019
Addiction to gear
Nun's wear New York Times 22 Apr 2019
Gambling, to some USA Today 13 Mar 2019
Inwardly shy baby with quirk
Bad ___ (smoking and such, maybe)
Custom
"Nunsense" costume
Wont
Daily crossword solving, e.g.
Force of ___
Smoking, to some
Gambling, to some
Smoking, to many USA Today 25 Dec 2018
Cloister garments USA Today 20 Dec 2018
A regular tendency, maybe good or bad
. One's used to wearing it
Hard thing to kick, perhaps USA Today 27 Nov 2018
Husband rather routine? The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Nov 2018
Rather put on hot clothes
Husband with somewhat loose garment The Sun Two Speed 18 Oct 2018
Something you might kick after you pick it up New York Times 27 Sep 2018
Force resulting in things getting done without realization?
Custom The Guardian Speedy 08 Sep 2018
Nun's wear Thomas Joseph 18 Jul 2018
Behavioral pattern The Washington Post Sunday 17 Jun 2018
Convent attire USA Today 15 Jun 2018
Convent attire Thomas Joseph 09 Jun 2018
Acquired behaviour The Telegraph Quick 21 May 2018
'Winning is a ____. Unfortunately so is losing.' (Vince Lombardi) The Times Specialist Sunday 13 May 2018
Occupy but not in brother's clothes The Sun Two Speed 26 Mar 2018
Convent garment The Washington Post Sunday 07 Jan 2018
A shackle for the free The Times Specialist Sunday 07 Jan 2018
It's good to break a bad one
Cloister garment
Convent attire
Something you might kick after you pick it up
Hard thing to kick, perhaps
Smoking, to many
Good thing to break, perhaps USA Today 20 Dec 2017
Order clothes The Washington Post 16 Nov 2017
Order clothes LA Times Daily 16 Nov 2017
Custom Canadiana 06 Nov 2017
Belt keeping sailor's clothing in order
Something you might break The Washington Post Sunday 15 Oct 2017
"Sister Act" garb USA Today 13 Oct 2017
Ingrained routine Newsday 17 Sep 2017
Practice somewhat beneath him at first
Clothing hot? Somewhat The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jul 2017
Nun's wear Universal 10 Jul 2017
Hard thing to kick, maybe USA Today 02 Jun 2017
Something to kick, maybe New York Times 17 May 2017
Action that has become almost involuntary, thanks to daily practice
A routine action
Thing that may be hard to break Universal 21 Mar 2017
Hard thing to kick, maybe
Something to kick, maybe
Good thing to break, perhaps
"Sister Act" garb
Hard thing to kick
Order clothes
Nun's wear
Customary practice Family Time 25 Dec 2016
Nun's attire Newsday 08 Nov 2016
Behavior pattern The Washington Post 17 Oct 2016
Dependency Wall Street Journal 25 Aug 2016
Hard, somewhat, in outward appearance The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Aug 2016
Something to kick USA Today 04 Aug 2016
Clobber husband who's two-timing? The Telegraph Toughie 22 Jun 2016
Sister's dress? Family Time 13 Jun 2016
In rehab I trounced this?
Riding attire Newsday 25 Mar 2016
Horse with pretty rider may put this on The Times Cryptic 22 Mar 2016
Good thing to kick Universal 21 Mar 2016
Something a mother wears New York Times 12 Mar 2016
Sister's dress Family Time 07 Mar 2016
Something to kick or break New York Times 02 Mar 2016
Riding costume Universal 14 Feb 2016
It's tough to break one Universal 31 Jan 2016
Ingrained practice The Washington Post 10 Jan 2016
It's tough to break one
Riding costume
Something to kick
Hard thing to break Universal 25 Dec 2015
It can be hard to break Wall Street Journal 20 Nov 2015
Tendency to perform certain actions The Telegraph General Knowledge 01 Nov 2015
Mannerism seen in husband, to some extent The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Sep 2015
Order outfit LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2015
Regular routine Family Time 06 Jul 2015
Something to kick Universal 27 Apr 2015
Nun's attire Universal 24 Apr 2015
Uniform practice The Telegraph Cryptic 10 Apr 2015
Tendency of husband with something on the side? The Times Cryptic 18 Mar 2015
Customary practice Newsday 17 Mar 2015
Nun's garb Newsday 16 Mar 2015
Cover for nun may be established custom
Ingrained activity Newsday 10 Feb 2015
Regular practice The Times Concise 06 Jan 2015
Thing sometimes kicked
Nun's garb
Biting fingernails or cracking knuckles
Equestrian garb
Pearl Jam song about an addiction?
Something to kick
Knuckle-cracking or nail-biting
Customary practice
It can be hard to break
Ingrained activity
Nun's attire
Order outfit
Hard thing to break
Hard to overcome something that's an addictive practice
Force that might make people do things without thinking
Nun's attire
Convent attire
Custom
"Sister Act" attire
Oft-repeated behavior
Chewing one's nails, e.g.
Common practice for a nun?
Nun's garb
'04 Linkin Park hit "Breaking the ___"
Black-and-white outfit
Hard thing to break
Clothing's slightly hot at first
Something to kick
Target of a New Year's resolution
Behavior pattern
It's done again and again
Chicago "Hard ___ to Break"
A bad one should be kicked
Unshakable behavior pattern
A bad one should be kicked
Order clothing
Target of a New Year's resolution
Behavior pattern
What's on a nun
Nun's garment
Convent outfit
Horseback attire
Equestrian's garb
Something that's often best broken
Nun's wear
Nun's wear
Nun's wear
Convent outfit
Sister's outfit
Sister's outfit
Regular tendency
Order clothes
Riding garb
Something to kick
It's often hard to kick
Good thing to kick
Sister's dress
Nail-biting, e.g.
Unshakable behavior pattern
Convent attire
Good thing to kick
Nail-biting is one
Good thing to kick
It may be hard to break
Gum chewing, to some
Hard thing to kick
Garb for an abbess
Entrenched routine
Convent wear
It might be kicked after being picked up
Custom
Hard thing to kick
Cloister garb
It's good to break a bad one
It can be hard to break
"Breaking the __": 2004 Linkin Park hit
Thing to kick
Kicked thing
"Sister Act" costume
"Breaking the __": 2004 Linkin Park hit
Nail-biting, e.g.
Fixed practice
Knuckle-cracking, for one
Nun's attire
Tendency
It may be kicked
Usually black garb
Custom
Smoking, for one
Gum chewing, for some
Professional duds
A bad one should be kicked
Dominant tendency
Nun's garb
Dominant tendency
If one's broken, it's often good
Custom
-- -forming
Custom
It's tough to break one
Behavioral rut
It should be kicked if it's bad
Nun's attire
Riding attire
Addiction
Equestrian's garb
Nun's attire
It's tough to break one
Custom
Convent wear
Regular routine
It may be kicked
Sister's outfit
It can be kicked
Wont
Addiction
Nail-biting, e.g.
It may be kicked
Nail-biting, e.g.
Fingernail chewing, for one
Something to kick
Behavioral pattern
Sister's attire
Breaking a bad one is good
Behavior pattern
Addiction
Daily routine
Nun's apparel
Riding garb
Convent wear
Nun's apparel
Cloister garb
Daily routine
Nun's attire
Acquired behavior pattern
Attire for an abbess
Ingrained activity
Equestrian wear
Sister's garb
Sister's attire
It can be a good thing to break
It can be a good thing to break
Sister's attire
It can be a good thing to break
Tough thing to break
Custom
Tough thing to break
Nun's garb
Sister's clothes
Regular
Custom
A bad one should be kicked
Knuckle-cracking, for one
Behavior pattern
Attire for an abbess
Wont
Second nature
It's hard to break
Sister's attire
Equestrian's attire
Behavioral pattern
Force of ___
Way of life
Addiction
Rider's attire
Behavior pattern
Acquired pattern of behavior
Wont
If one's broken, that's often good
Kicking target
It may be hard to break?
Hot needing rather loose garment
Something hard to break
Black-and-white outfit
Attire
Equestrian's attire
Convent garb
Rider's garb
Cloister garb
Custom
Mannerism
Nun's wear
Equestrian wear
Riding costume
Sister's outfit
Nun's garb
Equestrian garb
Religious garb
Common practice for a nun?
Sisterly attire
Equestrian's garb
Regular routine
Practice
Convent attire
Pencil chewing, e.g.
Nun's garb
Garb
Costume or custom
Monk's garb
Sister's garb
Addiction, perhaps
Monastic garb
Religious garb
Second nature
Powerful force
Priestly garb
Smoking is one
Garb
Practice
Special garb
Nun's usual garb
"How use doth breed a ___ in a man!": Shakespeare
Rut of a sort
Wont
Second nature
Force of ___
Tendency
Dress
Clothing
Nun's garb.
Nun's robes.
Pattern of behavior.
Garb.
Wont.
Routine.
Nun's wear.
Special garb.
Practice.
Dress.
Dress for an equestrienne.
Attire.
Custom.
Usual way of doing.
Tendency.
Apparel.
Equestrienne's outfit.
Way.
Settled tendency.
Riding costume.
Mental make-up.
Costume.
Robe.
Livery.
Monk's garb.
Ingrained action.
Smoking, say
Disposition.
Dress of a religious order.
Behavior pattern.
Lady's riding costume.
Customary act.
Smoking, as a bad example
Good or bad inclination.
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