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hab·i·ta·tion noun 1 : OCCUPANCY

2 : a dwelling place : RESIDENCE

3 : SETTLEMENT

Synonyms

abode, domicile, dwelling, fireside, hearth, home, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof—more at HOME

hab·it–form·ing adjective : causing addiction : ADDICTIVE

ha·bit·u·al adjective 1 : having the nature of a habit

2 : doing, practicing, or acting by force of habit <~ drunkards>

3 : inherent in an individual

— ha·bit·u·al·ly adverb

— ha·bit·u·al·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] constant, frequent, periodic, regular, repeated, steady

[2] chronic, confirmed, inveterate; also incorrigible, unregenerate; born, natural; persistent, regular, steady, unfailing; addicted; accustomed, habituated, used; deep-rooted, entrenched, inbred, inherent, innate

ha·bit·u·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : ACCUSTOM

2 : to cause or undergo habituation

ha·bit·u·a·tion noun 1 : the process of becoming or state of being accustomed to or dependent on something

2 : psychological dependence on a drug after a period of use

ha·bi·tué also ha·bi·tue noun [ORIGIN: F]

: one who may be regularly found in or at (as a place of entertainment)

ha·ci·en·da noun 1 : a large estate in a Spanish-speaking country

2 : the main building of a farm or ranch

1hack verb 1 : to cut or sever with repeated irregular blows

2 : to cough in a short dry manner

3 : to manage successfully; also : TOLERATE

2hack noun 1 : an implement for hacking

2 : a short dry cough

3 : a hacking blow

4 : a V-shaped indentation

Synonyms

chip, indentation, nick, notch—more at NOTCH

3hack noun 1 : a horse hired or used for varied work

2 : a horse worn out in service

3 : a light easy often 3-gaited saddle horse

4 a : HACKNEY

b : an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usu. determined by the distance traveled : TAXICAB

5 : a person who works solely for mercenary reasons; especially : a writer working solely for commercial success

— hack adjective

4hack verb : to operate a taxicab

hack·er noun 1 : one that hacks; also : a person unskilled at something

2 : an expert at using a computer

3 : a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system

hack·ie noun : a taxicab driver

hack·le noun 1 : one of the long feathers on the neck or back of a bird

2 plural : hairs (as on a dog's neck) that can be erected

3 plural : TEMPER, DANDER

hack·man noun : HACKIE

1hackney noun, plural hackneys 1 : a horse for riding or driving

2 : a carriage or automobile kept for hire

2hackney verb : to make trite

hack·neyed adjective : lacking in freshness or originality

Synonyms

banal, commonplace, musty, stale, stereotyped, threadbare, tired, trite—more at STALE

hack·saw noun : a fine-tooth saw in a frame for cutting metal

hack·work noun : work done on order usu. according to a formula

had past and past participle of HAVE

had·dock noun, plural haddock also haddocks : an Atlantic food fish usu. smaller than the related cod

Ha·des noun 1 : the abode of the dead in Greek mythology

2 often not cap : HELL

haem chiefly British variant of HEME

hae·ma·tite British variant of HEMATITE

haf·ni·um noun : a gray metallic chemical element

haft noun : the handle of a weapon or tool

hag noun 1 : an ugly or evil-looking old woman

2 : a woman that is credited with usu. malignant supernatural powers

Synonyms

crone, witch—more at CRONE

Hag abbreviation Haggai

Hag·gai noun : a book of the canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures

hag·gard adjective : having a worn or emaciated appearance

— hag·gard·ly adverb

— hag·gard·ness noun

Synonyms

cadaverous, gaunt, skeletal, wasted

hag·gis noun : a traditionally Scottish dish made of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep or a calf minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings

hag·gle verb hag·gled; hag·gling : to argue in bargaining

— hag·gler noun

Synonyms

bargain, chaffer, deal, dicker, negotiate, palter—more at BARGAIN

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