Pet Definition–noun | 1. | any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately. | | 2. | a person especially cherished or indulged; favorite: He was the teacher's pet. | | 3. | a thing particularly cherished. | –adjective | 4. | kept or treated as a pet: a pet lamb. | | 5. | especially cherished or indulged, as a child or other person. | | 6. | favorite; most preferred: a pet theory. | | 7. | showing fondness or affection: to address someone with pet words. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to fondle or caress: to pet a dog. | | 9. | to treat as a pet; indulge. | –verb (used without object) | 10. | Informal. to engage in amorous fondling and caressing. | |
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Store Definition–noun | 1. | an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis. | | 2. | a grocery: We need bread and milk from the store. | | 3. | a stall, room, floor, or building housing or suitable for housing a retail business. | | 4. | a supply or stock of something, esp. one for future use. | | 5. | stores, supplies of food, clothing, or other requisites, as for a household, inn, or naval or military forces. | | 6. | Chiefly British. a storehouse or warehouse. | | 7. | quantity, esp. great quantity; abundance, or plenty: a rich store of grain. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to supply or stock with something, as for future use. | | 9. | to accumulate or put away, for future use (usually fol. by up or away). | | 10. | to deposit in a storehouse, warehouse, or other place for keeping. | | 11. | Computers. to put or retain (data) in a memory unit. | –verb (used without object) | 12. | to take in or hold supplies, goods, or articles, as for future use. | | 13. | to remain fresh and usable for considerable time on being stored: Flour stores well. | –adjective | 14. | bought from a store; commercial: a loaf of store bread. | —Idioms | 15. | in store, | a. | in readiness or reserve. | | b. | about to happen; imminent: There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways. | | | 16. | set or lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem
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For Definition–preposition | 1. | with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. | | 2. | intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. | | 3. | suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. | | 4. | in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. | | 5. | (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! | | 6. | sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. | | 7. | desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. | | 8. | in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. | | 9. | appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. | | 10. | with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. | | 11. | during the con
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tinuance of: for a long time. | | 12. | in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. | | 13. | in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. | | 14. | in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. | | 15. | in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. | | 16. | in punishment of: payment for the crime. | | 17. | in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. | | 18. | with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. | | 19. | contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. | | 20. | in order to save: to flee for one's life. | | 21. | in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. | | 22. | in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. | | 23. | such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. | | 24. | such as results in: his reason for going. | | 25. | as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. | | 26. | in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. | | 27. | in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. | | 28. | by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty. | | 29. | in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. | | 30. | to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. | | 31. | (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. | | 32. | (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game. | –conjunction —Idiom | 35. | for it, British. in (def. 33). | |
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Sale Definition–noun | 3. | opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale. | | 4. | a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices. |
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| 5. | transfer of property for money or credit. | —Idioms | 7. | for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers. | | 8. | on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices. | |
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