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pet

/pɛt/

Meanings
noun
An animal kept as a companion.

Examples :

"My pet cat sleeps on my bed every night. "
animal family essential

Related Words

Illustration supplication

supplication noun

/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/

An act of supplicating; a humble request.

"Her voice was filled with supplication as she begged her teacher for extra time on the test. "

Illustration compilation

compilation noun

/kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/

The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

"The compilation of student essays for the anthology took several weeks. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration signatures

signatures noun

/ˈsɪɡnətʃərz/ /ˈsɪɡnətʃʊrz/

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

"The teacher needed parents' signatures on the permission slips before the field trip. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

To hold inside.

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

Illustration girlfriend

girlfriend noun

/ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/ /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/

A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

"Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her."

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration impression

impression noun

/ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/

The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

"His head made an impression on the pillow."

Illustration excessively

excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

To an excessive degree.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

Illustration directions

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."