Dictionary Check: pet

"pet" is a valid word!

Scrabble 5 points
Words with Friends 6 points

Definition

adjective

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Example: "the favored child"
noun

using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

noun

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

noun

a special loved one

noun

a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

verb

stroke or caress gently

Example: "pet the lamb"

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