Like and Pet

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.

Pet and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pet" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Pet

Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.

Like and pet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a verb "Pet".

Nearby Words: petted, petting

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old old like old pet
good good like good pet
rare rare like rare pet
nice nice like nice pet
Other adjectives: similar, normal, regular, alien, small, actual, real, large, big, evil, little, personal, new, few, random, odd, occasional, different, giant, magical.

Common collocations

time like time pet time

Both words in one sentence

  • Poochie, Yoshi's pet dog from Yoshi's Island for some reason does not look like a dog at all and looks more like a platypus instead.
  • Head Pet Sue in the first Grandia game has a pet named Puffy, which looks like a large butterfly, and while on her head it looks like a large hair bow.
    Source: Head Pet
  • Comic Book / Saga Saint-Bernard Rescue: Brutally inverted with The Brand's pet, Sweet Boy - a dog (or dog-like creature) that is very similar to a Saint-Bernard, but with absolutely terrifying Glowing Eyes of Doom.
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