pet

  • 51pet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, family, house, household ▪ beloved ▪ the loss of a beloved pet ▪ abandoned …

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  • 52pet — pet1 [pet] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from petty small ] 1.) an animal such as a cat or a dog which you keep and care for at home ▪ Rabbits can make very good pets. pet dog/cat/bird etc ▪ He was bitten by his pet dog. ▪ pet food ▪ a pet… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 53pet — (pè) s. m. 1°   Vent qui sort par en bas avec bruit (on évite de se servir de ce mot). Faire un pet. Lâcher un pet.    On tirerait plutôt un pet d un âne mort qu un sou de sa bourse, se dit d un avare dont on ne peut rien obtenir.    Faire un pet …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 54pet — I [[t]pɛt[/t]] n. adj. v. pet•ted, pet•ting 1) any domesticated animal kept as a companion 2) a person especially cherished or indulged: teacher s pet[/ex] 3) a thing particularly cherished 4) kept or treated as a pet 5) cherished or indulged, as …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55pet —    Applied at first to an animal that was treated with special fondness, ‘pet’ was being used of a person who was a favourite by the eighteenth century. It can roughly be equated with ‘darling’ when used as a vocative.    In Britain, ‘Pet’ is… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 56PET — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’ …

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  • 57pet — [[t]pe̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ pets, petting, petted 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... They would… …

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  • 58pet — I. /pɛt / (say pet) noun 1. any domesticated or tamed animal that is cared for affectionately. 2. a person especially cherished or indulged; a favourite. 3. a thing particularly cherished. 4. (a term of endearment or affection.) –adjective 5.… …

  • 59pet- — Also petə (oldest form *petə₁ ). To rush, fly. Variant *pteə₁ , contracted to *ptē . Derivatives include feather, compete, perpetual, ptomaine, symptom, and hippopotamus. 1. Suffixed form …

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  • 60pet — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 a domestic or tamed animal kept for pleasure or companionship. 2 a darling, a favourite (often as a term of endearment). attrib.adj. 1 kept as a pet (pet lamb). 2 of or for pet animals (pet food). 3 often joc. favourite or… …

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