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pet | ket |

As an acronym pet

is (organic compound) polyethylene terephthalate.

As a proper noun ket is

a people of krasnoyarsk krai in central siberia, russia.

pet

English

Etymology 1

Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion"..'>citation The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

(wikipedia pet) {{ picdic , image=Pudel miniatura 342.jpg , detail1= }} (en noun)
  • An animal kept as a companion.
  • One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
  • Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
  • * Tatler
    • the love of cronies, pets , and favourites
    Synonyms
    * companion animal

    References

    Verb

    (pett)
  • To stroke or fondle (an animal).
  • (informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
  • (informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
  • (dated) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
    • His daughter was petted and spoiled.
  • (archaic) To be a pet.
    • (Feltham)
    Derived terms
    * pet cemetery * pet name * pet peeve * pet project * pet shop * pet store * petting * teacher's pet

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Favourite; cherished.
    • a pet child
    a pet theory
  • * F. Harrison
    • Some young lady's pet curate.

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
  • * 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, p. 105:
    • There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet , with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts.

    Etymology 3

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 4

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    ket

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (term) notation invented by .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate of a bra; a ket vector. Symbolised by , ...? .
    • A particular ket , say , A\rangle, might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, \langle A, , would then be represented by the row vector which is the transpose conjugate of that column vector.

    Etymology 2

    Compare Icelandic . The use of the term (ket) for "candy" or "sweets" probably derived from its use to describe sweet meats or as a deterrent to children.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Northern England) Carrion; any filth.
  • (Northumbria) Sweetmeats.
  • (Geordie) A sweet, treat or candy.

    • References

    * The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 on DICT.org * * *

    Etymology 3

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial) ketamine
    • English terms with multiple etymologies ----