adj.
1.preferred above all others and treated with partiality pet n.
1.a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2.a special loved one
3.a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4.using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) pet v.
1.stroke or caress gently
2.stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
Idiom of the Day
dog in the manger
one who prevents others from enjoying what one has no use for oneself (from Aesops Fables)
The girl was a dog in the manger. She cancelled the dinner because she could not attend.