| Main Entry: | custom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual action |
Synonyms: |
addiction, beaten path, characteristic, consuetude, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove, habit, habitude, hang-up, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, observance, practice, praxis, precedent, procedure, proprieties, routine, rule, second nature, shot, swim, thing, trick, usage, use, way, wont |
| Notes: | costume and custom were actually two forms of the same Latin root consuetudinem 'habit, custom,' with costume first meaning 'manners and customs belonging to a particular time and place' |
Antonyms: |
departure, deviation, difference, divergence, irregularity |
| Main Entry: | path |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course, way |
Synonyms: |
aisle, artery, avenue, beat, beaten path, boulevard, byway, crosscut, direction, drag, footpath, groove, highway, lane, line, pass, passage, pathway, procedure, rail, road, roadway, route, rut, shortcut, street, stroll, terrace, thoroughfare, track, trail, walk, walkway |
Antonyms: |
blockage |
| Main Entry: | routine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual activity |
Synonyms: |
act, beaten path, bit, channels, custom, cycle, daily grind, drill, formula, grind*, groove*, habit, line, method, order, pace, pattern, piece, practice, procedure, program, rat race, rote, round, rut, schtick, spiel*, system, tack, technique, treadmill, usage, way, wont |
Antonyms: |
break, excitement, unusual |
| Main Entry: | track |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | path, way |
Synonyms: |
alley, artery, avenue, beaten path, boulevard, clearing, course, cut*, drag*, footpath, highway, lane, line, orbit, passage, pathway, rail, rails, road, roadway, route, street, thoroughfare, trackway, trail, trajectory, walk |
| Main Entry: | habitualness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | usualness |
Synonyms: |
beaten path, characteristic, consuetude, customariness, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove, habit, habitude, hang-up, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, normalcy, normality, observance, ordinariness, p, practice, praxis, precedent, prevalence |
| Main Entry: | habitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | custom |
Synonyms: |
addiction, beaten path, characteristic, consuetude, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove, habit, hang-up, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, observance, practice, praxis, precedent, procedure, proprieties, routine, rule, second nature, shot* |
| Main Entry: | usance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | custom |
Synonyms: |
addiction, beaten path, characteristic, consuetude, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove*, habit, habitude, hang-up, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, observance, practice, praxis, precedent, procedure, proprieties, routine, rule, second nature, shot*, swim, thing*, trick, usage, use, way, wont |