n.
1.the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
2.a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
3.the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
4.the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
5.a particular type of thing
Idiom of the Day
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
people become used to their way of doing things and you can't get them to change
You can't teach an old dog new tricks and my grandfather will never miss drinking a glass of milk before he goes to bed.