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pet
To caress is less than to embrace; more dignified and less familiar than to fondle. A visitor caresses a friend’s child; a mother fondles her babe. Fondling is always by touch; caressing may be also by words, or other tender and pleasing attentions.
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Synonyms:
caress, coddle, court, embrace, flatter, fondle, kiss, pamperPreposition:
Caressed by or with the hand; caressed by admirers, at court.
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petnoun
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
Synonyms:
favourite, ducky, positron emission tomography, dearie, favorite, deary, darlingAntonyms:
unloved -
darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, duckynoun
a special loved one
Synonyms:
positron emission tomography, pet, deary, favorite, darling, dearie, ducky, front-runner, favouriteAntonyms:
unloved -
petnoun
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
Synonyms:
favourite, ducky, positron emission tomography, dearie, favorite, deary, darlingAntonyms:
unloved -
positron emission tomography, PETadjective
using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
Synonyms:
favourite, ducky, positron emission tomography, favorite, dearie, deary, darlingAntonyms:
unloved -
favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferentverb
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
«the favored child»
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unloved -
petverb
stroke or caress gently
«pet the lamb»
Antonyms:
unloved -
petverb
stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
Antonyms:
unloved
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- Animal
- Caress
- Irritability
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friend
why i say pet is a friend is because they are our everyday companion in whatever little things we do at home which involves fun and out door activities.
example. fetch a ball when playing soccer or tennis
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petadjective
Synonyms:
favorite, petted, cade -
petnoun
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fondling, darling, favorite, cosset, tiff -
petverb
Synonyms:
humor, coddle, fondle, cosset, caress, indulge
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PET
What does PET stand for? — Explore the various meanings for the PET acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
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How to use PET in a sentence?
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David James:
We’ve seen a drop in pet adoption especially with COVID restrictions being lifted and more people taking up the vaccine, this could be attributed to an increase in pet populations due to people who want pets but cannot afford them or those who do not want their pets anymore and end up releasing them into shelters or rescue homes, which is why it is important to spay and neuter your pets.
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Annette Edwards:
A man in America wanted him brought over. He wanted to bring him over as a pet.
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Steve Ellis:
When you just call it tax extenders, instead of more corporate welfare, you’re actually aiding and abetting Washington’s addiction to providing for pet projects and pet spending.
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Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster:
( SWNS) The gruesome discovery took place on March 9 outside of an unidentified building in the Cricklewood neighborhood. When the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals( RSPCA) arrived to make the rescue, they had to call for backup. Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster told the outlet that firefighters had to use car-crash rescue machinery to remove the section of the fence the cat was trapped on. The male ginger and white cat was found at 3:50 a.m. on March 9. ( SWNS) WHY YOUR PET ’S FOOD BOWL COULD BE MAKING YOU SICK When I got there I was incredibly shocked — in all my years with the RSPCA I have never seen anything like it. This poor cat literally had two metal posts protruding through his body.
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Spencer Williams:
This trend of more pets in the home, spending more time with pets, taking better care of them is going to continue for a long time, i think the pet space in particular is going to see years of significant growth that started around the [ Covid-19 pandemic time ].
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- حيوان اليف, حيوان منزليArabic
- mascotaCatalan, Valencian
- domácí mazlíčekCzech
- kæle, kæledyrDanish
- Heimtier, Haustier, streicheln, Pet, LieblingGerman
- karesiĝi, karesi, dombesto, dorlotbesto, hejmbestoEsperanto
- mascota, acariciarSpanish
- حیوان خانگیPersian
- lemmikkieläin, lellikki, silittää, lemmikki, hyväilläFinnish
- animal familier, caresser, se peloter, chouchou, animal de compagnie, peloterFrench
- peataIrish
- חיית מחמדHebrew
- पालतूHindi
- simogat, házi kedvencHungarian
- membelaiIndonesian
- accarezzare, animale domesticoItalian
- ペット, 撫でるJapanese
- შინაური ცხოველიGeorgian
- ಪಿಇಟಿKannada
- 애완동물, 펫, 愛玩動物Korean
- petLatin
- mōkai, maimoaMāori
- милува, се гали, домашен миленик, мињон, гали, домашно милениче, љубимецMacedonian
- haiwan peliharaanMalay
- huisdier, aaien, strelenDutch
- kjæle, kjærtegne, kjæledyr, kose medNorwegian
- łį́į́ʼNavajo, Navaho
- zwierzę domowePolish
- acariciar, animal de estimaçãoPortuguese
- mângâiaRomanian
- ласкать, питомец, любимец, ласкаться, гладить, домашнее животноеRussian
- љубимац, mezimac, миловати, миљеник, miljenik, maziti, мазити, milovati, ljubimac, мезимацSerbo-Croatian
- husdjur, smeka, keldjur, sällskapsdjur, klappaSwedish
- పెంపుడు జంతువుTelugu
- پالتو جانورUrdu
- nimülVolapük
- 宠物Chinese
- isilwane sasekhaya, ukunto, ukuntokoZulu
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- evergreen
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On this page you’ll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pet, such as: cherished, darling, dear, dearest, endearing, and favored.
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WORDS RELATED TO PET
- beast
- being
- brute
- creature
- critter
- invertebrate
- living thing
- mutt
- pet
- stray
- varmint
- vertebrate
- wild thing
- angel
- beloved
- darling
- dearest
- fair-haired boy
- favorite
- honey
- light of one’s life
- loved one
- object of one’s affections
- pet
- sweetheart
- the pet
- treasure
- catered to
- cherished
- coddled
- cosseted
- cuddled
- dandled
- dote on
- fostered
- humored
- indulged
- nursed
- overindulged
- pampered
- petted
- pleased
- satisfied
- served
- spoiled
- cater to
- cherish
- coddle
- cosset
- cuddle
- dandle
- dote on
- foster
- humor
- indulge
- nurse
- overindulge
- pamper
- pet
- please
- satisfy
- serve
- spoil
- admired
- cared for
- cherished
- darling
- dear
- dearest
- doted on
- endeared
- esteemed
- fair-haired
- favorite
- hallowed
- highly regarded
- highly valued
- idolized
- loved
- near to one’s heart
- pet
- pleasing
- popular
- precious
- prized
- respected
- revered
- sweet
- treasured
- venerated
- well-liked
- worshiped
- baby
- beau
- boyfriend
- darling
- dear
- dearest
- fiancé
- fiancée
- first and last
- flame
- girlfriend
- heartthrob
- honey
- idol
- inamorato
- love
- love of my life
- lover
- number one
- numero uno
- object of affection
- one and only
- pet
- significant other
- steady
- sugar
- sweetheart
- tootsie
- treasure
- truelove
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pet
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n
1 apple of one’s eye, blue-eyed boy (informal) darling, favourite, idol, jewel, treasure
adj
2 cherished, dearest, dear to one’s heart, favoured, favourite, particular, preferred, special
3 domesticated, house, house-broken, house-trained (Brit.) tame, trained
vb
4 baby, coddle, cosset, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
5 caress, fondle, pat, stroke
6 (informal) canoodle (slang) cuddle, kiss, neck (informal) smooch (informal) snog (Brit. slang)
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
pet [2]
n bad mood, bate (Brit. slang) huff, ill temper, miff (informal) paddy (Brit. informal) paddywhack (Brit. informal) pique, pout, sulk, sulks, tantrum, temper
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
( pets plural & 3rd person present) ( petting present participle) ( petted past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give you company and pleasure.
It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets., …a bachelor living alone in a flat with his pet dog…
2 adj Someone’s pet theory, project, or subject is one that they particularly support or like.
He would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off…
3 verb If you pet a person or animal, you touch them in an affectionate way.
The policeman reached down and petted the wolfhound… V n
pet name ( pet names plural ) A pet name is a special name that you use for a close friend or a member of your family instead of using their real name. n-count
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pet shaming
n.
posting a picture of one’s pet on social media, with a sign describing the animal’s wrongdoing
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go belly up |
v. |
die ; fail ; go bankrupt ; come to an end ; whether you’re a fisherman or ever had a pet fish, you figure out that the phrase alludes to a fish typically floating upside down, belly up when dying. |
[Fam.] Ex.: The study reveals that most startups go belly up within the first four years |
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1. pet
noun. [‘ˈpɛt’] a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement.
Synonyms
- animal
- creature
- fauna
- animate being
- beast
Antonyms
- good humor
- good nature
- female
- male
Rhymes with Pet
- cabriolet
- suffragette
- sobriquet
- minuet
- luncheonette
- laviolette
- galudet
- flageolet
- falconet
- dancanet
- clarinet
- calumet
- antoinette
- willamette
- tagamet
- statuette
- slushayete
- silhouette
- sextet
- quintet
- quartet
- pinochet
- nicolette
- nicolet
- lorgnette
- larroquette
- kitchenette
- intermet
- henriette
- cullinet
Sentences with pet
1. Noun, singular or mass
You can then move the holder up or down depending on your pet‘s height.
Quotes about pet
1. Humor and laughter — not necessarily derogatory derision — are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously — for fear of dying of boredom.
— Marcel Duchamp
2. I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
— Wilbur Wright
3. One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don’t realize there’s a lot of craft behind the comedy.
— Al Yankovic
2. pet-food
noun. food prepared for animal pets.
Synonyms
- pet food
- petfood
- provender
- dog food
- feed
Antonyms
- starve
- bottlefeed
- stand still
- ebb
3. pet
verb. [‘ˈpɛt’] stroke or caress gently.
Synonyms
- caress
- neck
- fondle
- make out
- gentle
Antonyms
- alienated
- lovelorn
- jilted
- detested
4. pet
adjective. [‘ˈpɛt’] preferred above all others and treated with partiality.
Synonyms
- favorite
- best-loved
- preferred
- loved
- preferent
- favored
Antonyms
- unpopular
- leader
- woman
- undesirable
5. pet
noun. [‘ˈpɛt’] a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight).
Synonyms
- petulance
- irritability
- crossness
- choler
- fussiness
- fretfulness
Antonyms
- mental
- flora
- refrain
- disclaim
6. PET
noun. using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain).
Synonyms
- tomography
- imaging
7. pet
noun. [‘ˈpɛt’] a special loved one.
Synonyms
- darling
- dearie
- favorite
- macushla
- ducky
- chosen
- teacher’s pet
- lover
- deary
- mollycoddle
Antonyms
- demote
- lowborn
- heavy
- wild
8. pet
verb. [‘ˈpɛt’] stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking.
Synonyms
- caress
Antonyms
- steep
- unkind