growth vs habit

habit vs growth

growth and habit both are nouns.

growth is not a verb while habit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
growth	Yes	No	No	No
habit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, habit is a hyponym of growth; that is, habit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than growth:

growth: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
habit: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

Other hyponyms of growth include culture, amelogenesis, angiogenesis, apposition, auxesis, anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis, cohesion, cultivation, cytogenesis, cytogeny, foliation, leafing, fructification, gametogenesis, germination, sprouting, infructescence, intussusception, juvenescence, life cycle, masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization, morphogenesis, myelinisation, myelinization, neurogenesis, palingenesis, recapitulation, proliferation, psychogenesis, psychogenesis, psychomotor development, psychosexual development, rooting, suppression, dentition, odontiasis, teething, teratogenesis, vegetation.

growth (noun)	habit (noun)
the gradual beginning or coming forth	excessive use of drugs
vegetation that has grown	(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
something grown or growing	a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level	attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
a progression from simpler to more complex forms	an established custom
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

growth (verb)	habit (verb)
	put a habit on

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