pet
noun
[ pɛt ]
• a domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.
• "the pony was a family pet"
pet
verb
• stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately.
• "the cats came to be petted"
Origin:
early 16th century (as a noun; originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin.
pet
noun
• a fit of sulking or ill humour.
• "Mother's in a pet"
Similar:
bad mood,
mood,
bad temper,
temper,
sulk,
fit of the sulks,
ill temper,
ill humour,
fit of pique,
huff,
tantrum,
mard,
grump,
paddy,
strop,
blowout,
hissy fit,
bate,
wax,
paddywhack,
miff,
the pouts,
Origin:
late 16th century: of unknown origin.
PET
abbreviation
• polyethylene terephthalate.
• positron emission tomography, a form of tomography used especially for brain scans.
Pet.
abbreviation
• Peter (in biblical references).
polyethylene terephthalate
noun
• a synthetic resin made by copolymerizing ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid, widely used to make polyester fibres.
