Synonyms of pet from BoostVocab

pet

/pɛt/

adjective
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
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best-loved favored favorite favourite preferent preferred loved
noun
a special loved one
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darling dearie deary ducky favorite favourite

type of:
lover
noun
using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
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positron emission tomography

type of:
imaging tomography
noun
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
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type of:
animal fauna brute beast animate being creature
noun
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
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irritability crossness peevishness choler fretfulness fussiness petulance
verb
stroke or caress gently
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"pet the lamb"

type of:
fondle caress
verb
stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
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type of:
caress fondle

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