Definition of pet

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Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.

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Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Drab :: Drab (v. i.) To associate with strumpets; to wench.
Poppy :: Poppy (n.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule..
Cynorexia :: Cynorexia (n.) A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog..
Cruciate :: Cruciate (a.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.
Competible :: Competible (a.) Compatible; suitable; consistent.
Walk-over :: Walk-over (n.) In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, colloquially, a one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory..
Tetra- :: Tetra- () A combining form or prefix signifying four, as in tetrabasic, tetrapetalous..
Tread :: Tread (n.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet..
Relish :: Relish (n.) That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment..
Corolla :: Corolla (n.) The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom..
Adherent :: Adherent (a.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals..
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..
Questmonger :: Questmonger (n.) One who lays informations, and encourages petty lawsuits..
Tubinares :: Tubinares (n. pl.) A tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, hagdons, and allied birds having tubular horny nostrils..
Impetratory :: Impetratory (a.) Containing or expressing entreaty.
Petermen :: Petermen (pl. ) of Peterma.
Response :: Response (n.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.
Venturer :: Venturer (n.) A strumpet; a prostitute.
Petrological :: Petrological (a.) Of or pertaining to petrology.
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