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7.10 gyrate
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gyrate v. rotate, spin, revolve, turn (round or about), whirl, twirl,
swirl, pirouette; swivel: The dancers were gyrating to the
deafening music.
8.0 H
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8.1 habit...
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habit n. 1 custom, routine, practice, convention, policy, pattern,
usage, mode, rule, wont, praxis: Jogging every morning had
become a habit. She is a creature of habit. 2 tendency,
disposition, manner, practice, way, custom, inclination, bent,
predisposition, second nature, frame of mind, attitude,
penchant, propensity, proclivity; addiction, compulsion: This
kettle has a habit of leaking. Try to control your bad habits.
3 attire, clothing, dress, apparel, clothes, garb, costume,
garments, vestments, uniform, raiment, livery, regalia,
habiliment(s), Colloq gear: She was disguised in a monk's
habit.
habitable adj. liveable, inhabitable: With some effort, two rooms were
made habitable.
habitat n. abode, home, haunt, domain, range, territory, bailiwick,
realm, terrain, element, environment, surroundings, Colloq
stamping-ground: The winter habitat of the monarch butterfly is
in northern Mexico. Curtis doesn't function well outside his
natural habitat.
habitual adj. 1 settled, fixed, customary, usual, conventional,
accustomed, set, rooted, established, traditional, standard,
routine, ritual, regular, normal, wonted, common, ordinary,
natural: He follows his habitual practice of rising at dawn. 2
inveterate, established, chronic, confirmed, hardened,