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hairy vetch
  • n  European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
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haematite
  • n  the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
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habergeon
  • n  (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
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habiliment
  • n  a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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habit
  • n  an established custom
    it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
  • n  (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
    owls have nocturnal habits
    she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
  • n  a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
  • n  the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
    a shrub of spreading habit
  • n  attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
  • n  excessive use of drugs
  • v  put a habit on
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habitat
  • n  the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
    a marine habitat
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habitation
  • n  the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
  • n  housing that someone is living in
  • n  the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
    he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony
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habitual abortion
  • n  repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
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habitual criminal
  • n  someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
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