Definition of pet

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Pet (n.) Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child..

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Endlessness :: Endlessness (n.) The quality of being endless; perpetuity.
Impetrate :: Impetrate (v. t.) To obtain by request or entreaty.
Scrophulariaceous :: Scrophulariaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceae, or Scrophularineae), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia..
Partnership :: Partnership (n.) A contract between two or more competent persons for joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of them, under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or adventure..
Response :: Response (n.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.
Pet :: Pet (a.) Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory..
Vaseline :: Vaseline (n.) A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum..
Gasoline :: Gasoline (n.) A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor..
Carpet :: Carpet (n.) A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
Pettifogulize :: Pettifogulize (v. i.) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
Polygonaceous :: Polygonaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (Polygonaceae), of which the knotweeds (species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks (Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several other genera..
Petticoat :: Petticoat (n.) A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist..
Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation..
Partial :: Partial (n.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole..
Corner :: Corner (v. t.) To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum..
Petaliferous :: Petaliferous (a.) Bearing petals.
Planipetalous :: Planipetalous (a.) Having flat petals.
Trumpets :: Trumpets (n. pl.) A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves..
Petrifying :: Petrifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Petrif.
Able :: Able (superl.) Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano..
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