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shopping
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noun
searching for or buying goods or services
went shopping for a reliable plumber
does her shopping at the mall rather than down town
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noun
the commodities purchased from stores; women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance"
she loaded her shopping into the car
habit
Noun
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A habit is something that you do regularly.
John, don't bite your fingernails. It's a bad habit.
Marjorie has a habit of buying Christmas presents early, hiding them away like a squirrel, and then forgetting all about them.
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A habit is what people in certain jobs wear, generally religious jobs. These people can be recognized by their habits.
The monk's habit was black.
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A habit is the form of growth of a plant or, sometimes, an animal.
Some corals grow with a branching habit.