dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/hab_MW.json
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{
"Habrobracon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of very small wasps (family Braconidae) that are parasitic on caterpillars and that are valuable for laboratory studies of genetics":[],
": any insect of the genus Habrobracon":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from habro- + Bracon genus of ichneumon wasps":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cchabr\u014d\u02c8brak\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163540",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habiliment(s)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characteristic apparatus : trappings":[
"the habiliments of civilization",
"\u2014 W. P. Webb"
],
": clothes":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": the dress characteristic of an occupation or occasion":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
]
},
"examples":[
"the lady's rich habiliments and haughty manner made the host's servants think she was someone important"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English abiliments, habilementes , from Middle French abillement, habillemens , from Old French abiller to prepare, equip, from bille trimmed wood, log \u2014 more at billet":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074614",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habilitate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": clothe , dress":[],
": to make fit or capable (as for functioning in society)":[],
": to qualify oneself":[]
},
"examples":[
"believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin habilitatus , past participle of habilitare , from Latin habilitas ability \u2014 more at ability":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"reclaim",
"redeem",
"reform",
"regenerate",
"rehabilitate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015934",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"habit":{
"antonyms":[
"apparel",
"array",
"attire",
"bedeck",
"caparison",
"clothe",
"costume",
"deck (out)",
"do up",
"dress",
"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
"garment",
"get up",
"gown",
"invest",
"rig (out)",
"robe",
"suit",
"tog (up ",
"toilet",
"vesture"
],
"definitions":{
": a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance":[
"the daily bowel habit"
],
": a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function":[
"a nun's habit"
],
": a costume worn for horseback riding":[],
": a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior":[
"her habit of taking a morning walk"
],
": addiction":[
"a drug habit"
],
": an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary":[
"got up early from force of habit"
],
": bodily appearance or makeup":[
"a man of fleshy habit"
],
": characteristic assemblage of forms at crystallization leading to a usual appearance : shape":[],
": characteristic mode of growth or occurrence":[
"a grass similar to Indian corn in habit"
],
": clothe , dress":[
"It is the nature of such pedantry to habit itself in a harsh and crabbed style.",
"\u2014 Richard M. Weaver"
],
": clothing":[],
": manner of conducting oneself : bearing":[],
": the prevailing disposition or character of a person's thoughts and feelings : mental makeup":[
"a philosophical habit"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"It was his habit to take a nap after dinner every evening.",
"It's important that parents teach their children good study habits .",
"He fell into some bad habits after graduating from college.",
"It's never easy to break a bad habit .",
"He still gets up early every day from habit .",
"She always closed the door softly out of habit .",
"He hasn't been able to kick his cocaine habit .",
"Verb",
"his exclusive clothing store had habited the town's upper crust for as long as anyone could remember",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Abloh was in the habit of meeting with young designers and creatives of color every six weeks for advice and mentorship, and his support of young Black emerging designers was an essential part of his creative practice. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"Acknowledging just a handful each day will benefit you, and there are ways to make that a habit . \u2014 David G. Allan, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Check it out for our thoughts on where to find excellent yuca fries, carne asada fries and Bay Area-style garlic fries, among many other habit -forming variations. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Bracketing, where customers buy multiple sizes to find the right fit, is a common practice, with a Navar study finding 58% of shoppers make this a habit . \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"The International Day of Yoga \u2013 which is on Tuesday, June 22 \u2013 could be the day that jump-starts a healthy new habit . \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1594, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin habitus condition, character, from hab\u0113re to have, hold \u2014 more at give":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hab-\u0259t",
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for habit Noun habit , practice , usage , custom , wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. the custom of wearing black at funerals wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont , she slept until noon",
"synonyms":[
"custom",
"fashion",
"habitude",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"ritual",
"second nature",
"trick",
"way",
"wont"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122116",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"habitation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dwelling place":[],
": settlement , colony":[],
": the act of inhabiting : occupancy":[
"not fit for human habitation"
]
},
"examples":[
"The house was not fit for human habitation .",
"a wilderness area with few habitations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His design philosophy is rooted in the harmonious meeting of human habitation and the natural world. \u2014 Michaela Trimble, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"The approval came despite a conclusion by the agency that the mine would threaten nearly 60 culturally or historically significant sites, mostly Indigenous obsidian tool-making or habitation sites. \u2014 Chris Aadland, oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
"There already have been significant environmental reviews and structural testing to confirm that the building is sound and safe for future habitation , according to Kevin Lewand of Lewand Development. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 7 Mar. 2022",
"At L'Anse aux Meadows, guests visit a reconstructed Viking habitation and learn about the remains of the Norse settlement. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Today, the view from the hillside of Beinn Rosail shows no sign of human habitation . \u2014 Cathleen O'grady, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"Through its millennia of habitation , numerous tribes frequently migrated through the area and lived here. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The Neolithic buildings show that habitation of the islands predates the development of long-distance maritime trade routes, which were previously thought to be the impetus for settlement in the region. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Dense woods lined both sides of the twisty, two-lane road while rough and tumble hunting camps and a kitschy, roadside gift shop with a Bigfoot silhouette affixed to the door offered the only hints of human habitation . \u2014 Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English habitacioun , from Anglo-French habitaciun , from Latin habitation-, habitatio , from habitare to inhabit, frequentative of hab\u0113re":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccha-b\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"occupancy",
"occupation",
"possession",
"residency"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085209",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habitual":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inherent in an individual":[
"habitual grace"
],
": regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary":[
"habitual candor",
"habitual behavior",
"habitual drug use"
],
": regularly or repeatedly doing, practicing, or acting in some manner : doing something by force of habit":[
"habitual drunkards",
"a habitual liar"
],
": resorted to on a regular basis":[
"our habitual diet"
]
},
"examples":[
"He was fired for his habitual lateness.",
"They went for their habitual evening walk.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dugas is a habitual offender who is out on a pending charge of felon in possession of a firearm, the union said. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"He was not interviewed by federal investigators but spoke to reporters about their relationship, telling the Sacramento Bee on Thursday that Papini was a habitual liar. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Cody Colbert, 37, of Palos Hills, was arrested and accused of armed habitual offender, a Class X felony, as well as misdemeanor domestic battery after a Feb. 22 incident in the 8400 block of 99th Terrace, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Prosecutors also added a habitual offender enhancement that could add another 5-20 years to his sentence. \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"If this habit is directed toward one specific person, then the issue is not habitual . \u2014 Loubna Noureddin, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
"After the incident at the mall, he was newly charged with being an armed habitual criminal and a misdemeanor for resisting/obstructing. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In court Wednesday Hayer also faced a charge of trespassing and armed habitual criminal after an unrelated situation that happened Monday, the day of his arrest in the 500 block of West Iowa Street. \u2014 Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
"One is a habitual liar, proven to have misled the court. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see habit entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0259-\u02c8bich-(\u0259-)w\u0259l, ha-, -\u02c8bich-\u0259l",
"-\u02c8bi-ch\u0259l",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-ch(\u0259-)w\u0259l",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"ha-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for habitual usual , customary , habitual , wonted , accustomed mean familiar through frequent or regular repetition. usual stresses the absence of strangeness or unexpectedness. my usual order for lunch customary applies to what accords with the practices, conventions, or usages of an individual or community. the customary waiting period before the application is approved habitual suggests a practice settled or established by much repetition. a habitual morning routine wonted stresses habituation but usually applies to what is favored, sought, or purposefully cultivated. his wonted determination accustomed is less emphatic than wonted or habitual in suggesting fixed habit or invariable custom. accepted the compliment with her accustomed modesty",
"synonyms":[
"bred-in-the-bone",
"chronic",
"confirmed",
"dyed-in-the-wool",
"inveterate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033915",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"habituate":{
"antonyms":[
"avoid",
"shun"
],
"definitions":{
": frequent sense 1":[],
": to cause habituation":[],
": to make used to something : accustom":[],
": to undergo habituation":[
"habituate to a stimulus"
]
},
"examples":[
"the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They are forgotten without parents who habituate their children in virtuous conduct. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Then, habituate to it by repeating it for a few weeks. \u2014 Jason Karp, Outside Online , 12 Jan. 2021",
"Handing out cash now may habituate segments of the population to hold out for more perks in the future. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Many didn't habituate : Each new blow brought more stress, not less. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
"Some audiologists such as Leyendecker specialize in tinnitus retraining therapy, which involves counseling and the use of sounds to habituate people to their tinnitus. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Some audiologists such as Leyendecker specialize in tinnitus retraining therapy, which involves counseling and the use of sounds to habituate people to their tinnitus. \u2014 Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Adopting a routine will habituate deer to your presence. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 8 Sep. 2020",
"Start with a less saturated hue, then gradually habituate yourself to bolder colors. \u2014 House Beautiful , 31 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
"ha-",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bich-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t, ha-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affect",
"frequent",
"hang (at)",
"haunt",
"resort (to)",
"visit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001420",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"habituated":{
"antonyms":[
"avoid",
"shun"
],
"definitions":{
": frequent sense 1":[],
": to cause habituation":[],
": to make used to something : accustom":[],
": to undergo habituation":[
"habituate to a stimulus"
]
},
"examples":[
"the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They are forgotten without parents who habituate their children in virtuous conduct. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Then, habituate to it by repeating it for a few weeks. \u2014 Jason Karp, Outside Online , 12 Jan. 2021",
"Handing out cash now may habituate segments of the population to hold out for more perks in the future. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Many didn't habituate : Each new blow brought more stress, not less. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
"Some audiologists such as Leyendecker specialize in tinnitus retraining therapy, which involves counseling and the use of sounds to habituate people to their tinnitus. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Some audiologists such as Leyendecker specialize in tinnitus retraining therapy, which involves counseling and the use of sounds to habituate people to their tinnitus. \u2014 Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Adopting a routine will habituate deer to your presence. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 8 Sep. 2020",
"Start with a less saturated hue, then gradually habituate yourself to bolder colors. \u2014 House Beautiful , 31 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0259-\u02c8bich-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t, ha-",
"-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
"ha-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affect",
"frequent",
"hang (at)",
"haunt",
"resort (to)",
"visit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-121453",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"habitude":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": custom":[],
": habitual association":[],
": habitual disposition or mode of behavior or procedure":[],
": native or essential character":[]
},
"examples":[
"a lifelong habitude for talking too much",
"contrary to his long-established habitude , he forwent his morning constitutional in favor of a leisurely breakfast"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030120",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habitudinal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": relating to or associated with a habitude":[
"occupational and habitudinal diseases, such as \u2026 lead poisoning and extreme obesity",
"\u2014 Quarterly Review"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin habitudin-, habitudo + English -al":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6hab\u0259\u00a6t\u00fcd(\u1d4a)n\u0259l",
"-\u0259\u2027\u00a6ty\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185052",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"habitue":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfan"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place":[
"caf\u00e9 habitu\u00e9s"
],
": devotee":[
"an Internet habitu\u00e9"
]
},
"examples":[
"confirmed habitu\u00e9s of the theater, they support serious dramas as well as comedies and musicals",
"a confirmed habitu\u00e9 of the country club, she keeps tabs on who's having an affair",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But for anyone who\u2019s not a weekend-midnights New Beverly habitue or even has only seen one or two, there\u2019s the ineluctable appeal of great pop songs, well-belted \u2014 no Easter egg acknowledgement required. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Sun Valley, Idaho, habitues such as Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake and other celebs are a large part of the continuing glitterati factor in thi s resort town. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public. \u2014 Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com , 26 June 2018",
"Warren Hinckle, San Francisco watering hole habitue , and basset hound Bentley belly up to the bar at the old Pipeline. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from past participle of habituer to frequent, from Late Latin habituare to habituate, from Latin habitus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccbi-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
"ha-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093026",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habitus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By promoting a habitus of keeping our distance, the virus may complete the triumph of solo living. \u2014 Frank Trentmann, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020",
"There is an acceptance of your own body habitus as well as that of others. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Oct. 2017",
"To achieve equity in educational outcomes, school leaders must understand habitus and how to cultivate mindsets for learning. \u2014 miamiherald , 29 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8hab-\u0259t-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030935",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habitu\u00e9":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfan"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place":[
"caf\u00e9 habitu\u00e9s"
],
": devotee":[
"an Internet habitu\u00e9"
]
},
"examples":[
"confirmed habitu\u00e9s of the theater, they support serious dramas as well as comedies and musicals",
"a confirmed habitu\u00e9 of the country club, she keeps tabs on who's having an affair",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But for anyone who\u2019s not a weekend-midnights New Beverly habitue or even has only seen one or two, there\u2019s the ineluctable appeal of great pop songs, well-belted \u2014 no Easter egg acknowledgement required. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Sun Valley, Idaho, habitues such as Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake and other celebs are a large part of the continuing glitterati factor in thi s resort town. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Expecting the slow but steady ramp-up of in-the-know habitues and farsighted home buyers to continue as more stylish businesses and artist communities settle there, Frey has decided to open her studio to the public. \u2014 Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com , 26 June 2018",
"Warren Hinckle, San Francisco watering hole habitue , and basset hound Bentley belly up to the bar at the old Pipeline. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from past participle of habituer to frequent, from Late Latin habituare to habituate, from Latin habitus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ha-",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
"-\u02ccbi-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011733",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habnab":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in one way or another : by hook or crook":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from (assumed) Middle English dialect habbe nabbe, habbe or nabbe whether he (she, I) has (have) or does (do) not have, from Middle English dialect, habbe , 1st & 3d person singular present subjunctive of habben to have (from Old English habban ) + Middle English or + Middle English dialect nabbe , 1st & 3d person singular present subjunctive of nabben not to have, from Old English nabban , from ne not + habban to have":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)ab\u02ccnab"
],
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": a violent dust storm or sandstorm especially of Sudan":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today exceeded all expectations when this crazy haboob blasted out of some marginal severe thunderstorms. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Several videos showing the haboob rolling over beaches were shot on the northern shores of the Paran\u00e1 River, which is about 10 miles wide, to the east of Ayolas. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Spotters reported a haboob , a kind of dust storm generated by sinking air from a thunderstorm, near the California-Nevada border, according to the weather service\u2019s Las Vegas office. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Another weather term applicable to California is a haboob . \u2014 Jim Foerster, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"This massive haboob was caught on tape in August in Southern California. \u2014 Jim Foerster, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The groundbreaking ceremony was held on a morning when a haboob moved through the southeast Valley, obscuring some structures on the Chandler campus. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The Facebook image does not depict a Saharan dust cloud over Puerto Rico, rather a 2018 haboob , a different type of dust storm, over Phoenix. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 1 July 2020",
"The haboob at times towered about a mile high and traveled nearly 200 miles, carving a path into southeastern California before fizzling out near Imperial. \u2014 Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral , 30 Dec. 2019"
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": a soft lightweight Japanese silk in plain weave":[]
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": a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature from 2000 b.c. on and often identified as the Hebrews of the Bible":[]
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"h\u0259\u02c8b\u0113(\u02cc)r\u00fc",
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"adjective",
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"\u02c8ha-b\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"also h\u0259-\u02c8bi-t\u0259-",
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"The house is not habitable .",
"the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles\u2014or for humans, either, for that matter",
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"Matthew McConaughey stars as Cooper, a former pilot who agrees to join a specialized team attempting to find another habitable planet. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"In the grand scheme of things, the amount of gas capacity Glendale is considering \u2014 about 100 megawatts \u2014 won\u2019t be the difference between a habitable planet and a future of devastating wildfires, floods, droughts and heat waves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"While in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases trap heat, creating a habitable planet with stable, warm temperatures. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Imagine sending colonists to the nearest habitable planet (Proxima Centauri b, four light-years away) without having to spend decades in transit. \u2014 Jorge Cham Daniel Whiteson, Wired , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Its third row is by far the most habitable , with plenty of legroom, power-reclining seatbacks, and its own skylight. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"The pair of authors rely on the Drake Equation, a 1960s concept that estimates everything from star formation to habitable zones. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
"The show delves into the mysteries of humanity\u2019s new home on Keppler-22b, a habitable -but-hostile plane, replete with acid oceans and terrifying monsters. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Brett DeGregorio, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Arkansas, said the armadillo doesn\u2019t receive credit for creating deep, habitable burrows recycled later by other species, such as raccoons. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022"
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"noun"
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"adverb"
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"adjective"
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"the habitants of Indiana are nicknamed \u201cHoosiers\u201d",
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"Meanwhile, a deadly, self-replicating, microparticle structure is growing exponentially, eating the jungle and killing nearby tribal habitants . \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2019",
"The early-morning habitants have presented an unsafe environment to BART and Muni employees who open the stations or report to work early. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com , 27 June 2018",
"Opened in February, the cabane has already received gushing accolades from restaurant critics for its gastronomic take on classic habitant fare. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Apr. 2018",
"According to theDepartmental Observatory for Violence against Women, 36,000 habitants in Seine-Saint- Denis between the ages of 15 and 59 have been subject to domestic violence. \u2014 Alice Gayraud, Marie Claire , 10 Mar. 2018",
"Federal domestic abuse law can prohibit current or former spouses, co-parents and current and former co- habitants from possessing guns. \u2014 Glenn Kessler, Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2017"
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"biographical name"
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"h\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-b\u0113"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 W. P. Webb"
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"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
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"vesture",
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"wearables",
"weeds"
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"the lady's rich habiliments and haughty manner made the host's servants think she was someone important"
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"Middle English abiliments, habilementes , from Middle French abillement, habillemens , from Old French abiller to prepare, equip, from bille trimmed wood, log \u2014 more at billet":""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"\u02c8hab-\u0259t-\u02ccf\u022fr-mi\u014b",
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259t-\u02ccf\u022fr-mi\u014b"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213112"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0101-b\u0113-\u0259s-\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259s",
"-\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259s, -\u02ccpu\u0307s"
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"apply for a writ of habeas corpus",
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"In 1997, Dunn filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"His lawyers say in a habeas corpus petition filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington that the government has taken no apparent steps toward his release. \u2014 Ben Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"The NhRP\u2019s legal argument revolves around the idea of habeas corpus , which protects against unlawful imprisonment. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"The case also builds on the legal history of habeas corpus . \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Genuine national security measures, such as the location of secret command centers, can be protected without the suspension of habeas corpus or freedom of the press. \u2014 William S. Cohen And Gary Hart, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"The second was his suspension of habeas corpus and use of military tribunals to silence his political opposition. \u2014 James Oakes, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Burbano had filed a habeas corpus petition, a legal mechanism to determine if the detention of an individual is valid, before learning Estrellita had died at the zoo. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Cornyn was likely referring to a habeas corpus petition Jackson filed on behalf of Guant\u00e1namo Bay detainee Khiali-Gul while working as a federal public defender in 2005. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)":""
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"\u2014 B. B. Watson"
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"\u02c8hab-\u0259-\u02cctat"
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"examples":[
"a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s a collaborative project with the habitat for humanity, the Northeast, Ohio boys and girls club and youth opportunities unlimited. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"This situation is being made more dire by the accelerating effects of climate change, which has intensified desertification throughout large areas of the caatinga and has permanently reduced the potential reclaimable habitat (ref). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Each rescued big cat will receive a proper habitat , diet, enrichment, and veterinary care at their new home, a significant change from the years of neglect the animals have endured. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Aaron Stump, habitat programs manager with Indiana Wildlife Federation, cautions folks considering no-mow options to temper their expectations. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
"The drier climate created a more barren habitat , which may have created environmental pressures on Discokeryx xiezhi's ability to survive -- hence the intense fighting over females. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"That habitat survives in only three places in the United States: patches dotting New York, New Jersey, and parts of Massachusetts, including an area that overlaps with Wareham. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2022",
"For now, BeReal is focusing on the same habitat that Facebook first conquered long ago: college life. \u2014 Carly Wanna, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"About half of the new land created will be for public uses including recreation, wildlife habitat , public access, and open space. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"Latin, it inhabits, from habitare":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"h\u0259-\u02c8b\u0259r-j\u0113-\u0259n",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a common-law writ formerly used in real actions to recover seisin":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094255"
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"definitions":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"-\u02ccji-sh\u0113-",
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"definitions":{
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},
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"h\u0259-\u02ccbi-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"ha-",
"-\u02ccbich-\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of this, deconstructing the causes behind the habituation of our actions and searching for new ways to integrate intention and self-control into our lives has taken center stage in the field of psychology. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The capability for suicide is fostered by a habituation to pain and violence, say academics and clinicians, and then facilitated by a technical knowledge of how to use lethal weapons. \u2014 Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"The Confusion-Habituation Balance should be slightly unbalanced in favor of habituation . \u2014 Jason Karp, Outside Online , 12 Jan. 2021",
"There is almost no danger of habituation at this level. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 4 Jan. 2022",
"At first, scenes such as this one took place only in enclosures, part of a process of training and habituation for the dogs. \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Do not feed owls mice or other prey, which may lead to unintended negative impacts, like habituation to people, higher likelihood of vehicle collision and disease. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Nov. 2021",
"If this happens again, hazing to preclude them from causing damage and habituation is encouraged. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 May 2021",
"One fact of long-term relationships, in research terms, is habituation \u2014the diminished response to your significant other\u2019s actions over time. \u2014 Paul Nicolaus, The Atlantic , 21 June 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French habordean , by false division (the l being taken as the definite article) from labordean , from Labourd , Basque district in France":""
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"ha-",
"-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bich-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t, ha-",
"h\u0259-\u02c8bi-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t"
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"affect",
"frequent",
"hang (at)",
"haunt",
"resort (to)",
"visit"
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"avoid",
"shun"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They are forgotten without parents who habituate their children in virtuous conduct. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Then, habituate to it by repeating it for a few weeks. \u2014 Jason Karp, Outside Online , 12 Jan. 2021",
"Handing out cash now may habituate segments of the population to hold out for more perks in the future. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Many didn't habituate : Each new blow brought more stress, not less. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
"Some audiologists such as Leyendecker specialize in tinnitus retraining therapy, which involves counseling and the use of sounds to habituate people to their tinnitus. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Some audiologists such as Leyendecker specialize in tinnitus retraining therapy, which involves counseling and the use of sounds to habituate people to their tinnitus. \u2014 Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Adopting a routine will habituate deer to your presence. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 8 Sep. 2020",
"Start with a less saturated hue, then gradually habituate yourself to bolder colors. \u2014 House Beautiful , 31 Aug. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174938"
},
"haberdashery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": goods (such as men's clothing and accessories) sold by a haberdasher":[
"a fine selection of haberdashery"
],
": a shop selling notions or men's clothing and accessories":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259r-\u02ccda-sh(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Luhrmann is to filmmaking what Elvis\u2019s cape and white jumpsuit are to haberdashery . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Heavily influenced by the world of fashion, Joy Moyler infuses her interiors with bespoke elements such as those found in haute couture haberdashery . \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"At the novel\u2019s center is the friendship between Susan Warren, the narrator, and Norma-Jean Pavlou, who meet when Susan is hired as an assistant in the Pavlou family haberdashery . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"In search of a new hat, Tweedy wandered the leather-fragrant aisles at Alcala\u2019s Western Wear, a vaquero haberdashery in Chicago, which has been his home since the nineties. \u2014 Hannah Seidlitz, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Mark Rylance stars as Leonard Burling, a Savile Row expat now operating a haberdashery in 1956 Chicago that caters primarily to the Irish mob. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Thanks to their menswear influences and expert tailoring, many of the moment\u2019s best looks were straight out of the haberdashery . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
"So when Claudette gets a job in the haberdashery department at Macys in 1947 or Charley attends a Beatles concert in 1965, the specifics seem paradoxically generic. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Even after years of design development and progression towards perfection, this industry still pays homage to haberdashery and the roots of fine attire. \u2014 Kendall Cornish, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English haberdasshrie, from haberdasshere haberdasher + -rie -ry":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185221"
},
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"biographical name"
],
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"Fritz 1868\u20131934 German chemist":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0259r"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a dealer in men's clothing and accessories":[]
},
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"\u02c8ha-b\u0259r-\u02ccda-sh\u0259r",
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Modern American haberdasher Sid Mashburn carries a mix of darted and undarted jackets. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Frank doesn\u2019t spend any time on Truman\u2019s service in World War I or his stint as an enterprising haberdasher in Kansas City. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Bernstein was 16 years old, self-conscious about his freckles and trying to hide his status as a high school junior behind a spiffy suit from the same discount haberdasher who outfitted then-Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The reversible balmacaan, which was originally made for J. Press by Burberry, soon became a best-seller at the haberdasher \u2019s collegiate and city locations. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Stanley Louis Brown, son of Jacob Brown, a haberdasher , and his wife, Ida Brown, a homemaker, was born in Baltimore and raised on Whittier Avenue. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Edward Russell Coady, son of Edward A. Coady, a haberdasher , and his wife, Anita Russell Coady, a homemaker, was born in Baltimore and raised in Edmondson Heights. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 17 May 2021",
"The Harlem haberdasher pirated Gucci in the 1980s; when Gucci copied the copies in 2018, there was a backlash. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 13 May 2021",
"Amid flashing lights, a stage presentation headlined by chief Causeway haberdasher Cam Neely, and a slick two-minute video the envy of Fashion Avenue, the Bruins on Sunday unveiled their new third jersey at the World Trade Center. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Nov. 2019"
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"Middle English haberdasshere, of obscure origin":""
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": expressing habitual action or condition \u2014 compare incipiative":[],
": an habituative form":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\""
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"habituate entry 2 + -ive":"Adjective"
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"habituality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the state of being controlled (as in thinking) by old habits":[]
},
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"h\u0259\u02ccbich\u0259\u02c8wal\u0259t\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112413"
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"habits":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior":[
"her habit of taking a morning walk"
],
": an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary":[
"got up early from force of habit"
],
": addiction":[
"a drug habit"
],
": a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance":[
"the daily bowel habit"
],
": a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function":[
"a nun's habit"
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": a costume worn for horseback riding":[],
": clothing":[],
": manner of conducting oneself : bearing":[],
": bodily appearance or makeup":[
"a man of fleshy habit"
],
": the prevailing disposition or character of a person's thoughts and feelings : mental makeup":[
"a philosophical habit"
],
": characteristic mode of growth or occurrence":[
"a grass similar to Indian corn in habit"
],
": characteristic assemblage of forms at crystallization leading to a usual appearance : shape":[],
": clothe , dress":[
"It is the nature of such pedantry to habit itself in a harsh and crabbed style.",
"\u2014 Richard M. Weaver"
]
},
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"\u02c8hab-\u0259t",
"\u02c8ha-b\u0259t"
],
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"custom",
"fashion",
"habitude",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"ritual",
"second nature",
"trick",
"way",
"wont"
],
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"apparel",
"array",
"attire",
"bedeck",
"caparison",
"clothe",
"costume",
"deck (out)",
"do up",
"dress",
"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
"garment",
"get up",
"gown",
"invest",
"rig (out)",
"robe",
"suit",
"tog (up ",
"toilet",
"vesture"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for habit Noun habit , practice , usage , custom , wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. the custom of wearing black at funerals wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont , she slept until noon",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"It was his habit to take a nap after dinner every evening.",
"It's important that parents teach their children good study habits .",
"He fell into some bad habits after graduating from college.",
"It's never easy to break a bad habit .",
"He still gets up early every day from habit .",
"She always closed the door softly out of habit .",
"He hasn't been able to kick his cocaine habit .",
"Verb",
"his exclusive clothing store had habited the town's upper crust for as long as anyone could remember",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Abloh was in the habit of meeting with young designers and creatives of color every six weeks for advice and mentorship, and his support of young Black emerging designers was an essential part of his creative practice. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"Acknowledging just a handful each day will benefit you, and there are ways to make that a habit . \u2014 David G. Allan, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Check it out for our thoughts on where to find excellent yuca fries, carne asada fries and Bay Area-style garlic fries, among many other habit -forming variations. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Bracketing, where customers buy multiple sizes to find the right fit, is a common practice, with a Navar study finding 58% of shoppers make this a habit . \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"The International Day of Yoga \u2013 which is on Tuesday, June 22 \u2013 could be the day that jump-starts a healthy new habit . \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 21 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin habitus condition, character, from hab\u0113re to have, hold \u2014 more at give":"Noun and Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1594, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161454"
}
}