Unscramble pet

Definition of pet

adjective:

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child". Synonyms: best-loved, favored, favorite, favourite, preferent, preferred.

noun:

• a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement.
• a special loved one. Synonyms: darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite.
• a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight).
• using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain). Synonyms: PET, positron emission tomography.

verb:

• stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb".
• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking.

Related words

canoodle, chosen, gentle, macushla, mollycoddle, neck.

Words nearby

bet, fet, get, het, jet, let, net, pat, pct, pe, pea, peat, pee, peg, pei, pel, pelt, pen, pent, pep, pert, pes, pest, pew, pit, poet, pot, pst, pt, put, ret, set, tet, vet, wet, yet.

Rhymes with

abet, anisette, baguette, barbette, baronet, barrette, beget, beset, bet, bizet, brunet, brunette, burnett, cabriolet, cadet, calumet, cassette, cigarette, clarinet, colette.