(cosmology, astrobiology, astronomy) An era of a Big Bang based universe with the physical laws of our Universe, where the cosmic microwave background is energetic enough to heat water into a liquid state, making all bodies beyond the inner limit of the habitable zone possible in hosting liquid water regardless of the amount of insolation provided by the local star.

(medicine) A chronic cough that has no underlying organic cause or medical diagnosis, and does not respond to conventional medical treatment.

plural of habit cough

plural of habit of mind

A usual way to think of something; a mindset

A usual way to think of something; a mindset

(idiomatic) To recover from or quit an addiction or habit. For example, to quit smoking, drinking, or drug addiction.

(archaic, British slang) The clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).

(formal, euphemistic) Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use.

plural of force of habit