| NOUN | animal | pet | a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement |
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| person | pet, darling, favorite, favourite, dearie, deary, ducky | a special loved one | |
| feeling | pet | a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) | |
| act | PET, positron emission tomography | using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) | |
| VERB | contact | pet | stroke or caress gently |
| contact | pet | stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | pet, favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, preferred, preferent | preferred above all others and treated with partiality |
| Sounds | peh't | |
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| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | preferred above all others and treated with partiality. | |
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| Synonyms | favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, preferred, preferent | |
| Broader | loved | Held dear |
| Spanish | favorito, predilecto, preferido | |
| Catalan | favorit, predilecte, preferit | |
| Meaning | A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement. | |
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| Broader | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Spanish | animal de compañía, mascota | |
| Catalan | animal de companyia, mascota | |
| Meaning | A special loved one. | |
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| Synonyms | darling, favorite, favourite, dearie, deary, ducky | |
| Narrower | chosen | One who is the object of choice |
| macushla | (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling | |
| mollycoddle | A pampered darling | |
| teacher's pet | The teacher's favorite student | |
| Broader | lover | A person who loves someone or is loved by someone |
| Spanish | amado, favorito, predilecto, preferido, querido | |
| Catalan | estimat, favorit, mascota, predilecte, preferit | |
| Verbs | pet | stroke or caress gently |
| pet | stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking | |
| Meaning | A fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight). | |
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| Broader | irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler | An irritable petulant feeling |
| Meaning | Using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | positron emission tomography | |
| Broader | imaging, tomography | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
| Meaning | Stroke or caress gently. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "pet the lamb" | |
| Narrower | canoodle | Fondle or pet affectionately |
| gentle | Stroke soothingly | |
| neck, make out | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion | |
| Broader | caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
| Spanish | acariciar, hacer cariño, mimar | |
| Catalan | acariciar, amoixar | |
| Nouns | pet | a special loved one |
| Meaning | Stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
| Nouns | pet | a special loved one |
| petter | a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one | |
| petting | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | |
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