habit

noun

1. A settled tendency or usual manner of behavior

   "her habit of taking a morning walk"

2. An acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary

   "got up early from force of habit"

3. Addiction

   "a drug habit"

4. A behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance

   "the daily bowel habit"

5. A costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function

   "a nun's habit"

6. A costume worn for horseback riding
7. Clothing
8. Manner of conducting oneself bearing
9. Bodily appearance or makeup

   "a man of fleshy habit"

10. The prevailing disposition or character of a person's thoughts and feelings mental makeup

    "a philosophical habit"

11. Characteristic mode of growth or occurrence

    "a grass similar to Indian corn in habit"

12. Characteristic assemblage of forms at crystallization leading to a usual appearance shape

verb

1. To cover with or as if with clothing clothe

   "… she habited herself in a peculiarly becoming dress of white linen …"

adjective

1. Inducing the formation of an addiction

   "a habit-forming drug"

noun phrase

1. Behavior made involuntary or automatic by repeated practice

idiom

1. Without thinking because it is what one usually does

   "He reached into his pocket for his keys by/from force of habit."

idiom

1. Used to say one always does the same things in the same way

phrasal verb

1. To go down quickly into (something)

   "She fell into the swimming pool."

2. To pass to (a less active or less desirable state or condition)

   "This word has fallen into disuse."

3. To belong in (a particular category or range)

   "His creative output falls into three distinct categories."

4. To be caught in (a trap)

   "We fell into a trap."

5. To begin to do or experience (something) or to be affected by (something) without wanting or trying to

   "He fell deeply into debt."