Pets & Pet Care
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- adopt/əˈdɒpt/verb · B2To take a rescued animal into your home for good.
- aquarium/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/noun · C1The place with huge glass tanks of fish and sharks to visit.
- aviary/ˈeɪvɪəɹi/noun · B2+A large cage or building where birds are kept.
- bark/bɑːk/noun · B1The rough protective skin of a tree.
- beddingnoun · B2The soft material an animal sleeps on.
- boardingnoun · C1Keeping an animal somewhere while its owner travels.
- boisterous/ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/adjective · C1Noisy, rough and full of energy.
- breed/ˈbɹiːd/noun · B2A particular variety of a domestic animal.
- cage/keɪd͡ʒ/noun · B1A box of bars for keeping a creature in.
- cattery/ˈkætəɹi/noun · B2+A place where cats are boarded.
- checkup/ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/noun · B1A regular visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong yet.
- chew/tʃuː/verb · B1To break food up with your teeth before swallowing.
- claw/klɔ/noun · B1One of the sharp curved nails on an animal's paw.
- clicker/ˈklɪkə/noun · B2+A small device used to mark good behaviour.
- coat/ˈkoʊ̯t/noun · A1The long warm thing you wear outside in winter.
- collar/ˈkɒlə/noun · B1The part of a shirt that folds around your neck.
- crossbreed/ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/noun · B2+An animal whose parents were of two different breeds.
- docile/ˈdəʊ.saɪl/adjective · C1Quietly obedient and easy to control.
- domesticatedadjective · B2+Bred over generations to live with people.
- feeding bowlnoun · A2The dish an animal eats from.
- feral/ˈfɛɹəl/adjective · B2+Wild, though descended from tame animals.
- fetch/fɛt͡ʃ/verb · B1To go after something thrown and bring it back.
- flea/ˈfliː/noun · B1+A tiny jumping insect that bites and itches.
- foster/ˈfɒstə/verb · B2To care for an animal temporarily.
- grooming brushnoun · B2The brush used to keep an animal's coat in order.
- growl/ˈɡɹaʊ̯l/verb · B2To make the low warning rumble of an angry dog.
- harness/ˈhɑː.nəs/noun · B1A set of straps fastened round an animal or person, for pulling a load or for safety.
- heel/hiːl/noun · B2The round back part of your foot.
- housebroken/haʊsbɹəʊkən/adjective · B2+Trained not to soil indoors.
- housetrain/ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/verb · C1To teach an animal where it may relieve itself.
- hutch/hʌt͡ʃ/noun · B1+The wooden house a rabbit lives in.
- kennel/ˈkɛn.əl/noun · B1+The small shelter a dog sleeps in.
- kibble/ˈkɪbəl/noun · B2+Dry pellets of pet food.
- kitten/ˈkɪtən̩/noun · B1A young cat.
- lead/ˈlɛd/verb · B1To go in front and show others the way.
- litter/ˈlɪt.ɚ/noun · B2All the young born to one animal at one time.
- litter traynoun · B1The box a cat uses indoors.
- mane/meɪn/noun · B1+The long proud neck hair of a lion or horse.
- matting/ˈmætɪŋ/noun · C1Fur tangled into knots that must be cut out.
- meow/miˈaʊ/verb · A2+To make the call of a cat.
- microchip/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌt͡ʃɪp/noun · B2+A tiny implant carrying an animal's identity.
- mongrel/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/noun · B2+A dog of mixed and unrecorded breeding.
- muzzle/ˈmʌzəl/noun · B2A guard over the mouth that stops an animal biting.
- neuter/ˈnjuːtə/verb · B2+To operate so an animal cannot breed.
- nocturnal/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/adjective · C1Active at night and asleep by day.
- obedience/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/noun · B2Training that teaches an animal to do as it is told.
- paw/pɔː(ɹ)/noun · B2The soft foot of a cat, dog, or bear.
- pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/noun · B2+The recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
- pet insurancenoun · B2Cover against the cost of an animal's treatment.
- pet sitternoun · B1Somebody paid to look after an animal while you are away.
- puppy/ˈpʌpi/noun · B1A young dog.
- purr/pɜː/verb · A2+To make the low rumbling sound of a contented cat.
- recall/ɹɪˈkɔːl/noun · C1Training that makes an animal come when called.
- rehome/ɹiːˈhəʊm/verb · C1To find a new family for an animal.
- reinforce/ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/verb · C1To strengthen a behaviour by rewarding it.
- rescue/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/noun · B2An animal taken in after being abandoned.
- reward/ɹɪˈwɔːd/verb · B1To give something good immediately after right behaviour.
- scratching postnoun · B2The upright a cat is meant to claw instead of furniture.
- shedding/ˈʃɛdɪŋ/noun · B2The seasonal loss of an animal's coat.
- shelter/ˈʃɛltə/noun · B1A place giving protection.
- sit/sɪt/verb · A1To rest your body on a chair.
- skittish/ˈskɪtɪʃ/adjective · C1Easily startled and hard to settle.
- snout/snaʊt/noun · B1+The projecting nose and mouth of an animal.
- spay/speɪ/verb · C1To operate on a female animal so she cannot breed.
- stray/stɹeɪ/noun · B1An animal living without an owner.
- tail/ˈteɪ̯l/noun · A2The long back part that wags on a happy dog.
- tame/teɪm/adjective · B2No longer wild; safe around people.
- tank filternoun · B2The device that keeps aquarium water clean.
- territorial/ˌtɛɹ.ɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/adjective · B2Defending its own space against others.
- tick/tɪk/noun · B1A small creature that fastens on and drinks blood.
- treat/tɹiːt/noun · B1A small reward given for good behaviour.
- vaccine/vækˈsin/noun · B2An injection that teaches your body to fight an illness before you catch it.
- vet/vɛt/noun · B1The animal doctor.
- vivarium/vaɪˈvɛəɹi.əm/noun · C2A glass case for keeping reptiles.
- wag/wæɡ/verb · B1+To move something back and forth, as a tail does.
- walkies/ˈwɔː(ɹ)k.iːz/noun · B2+The daily outing a dog is taken on.
- water bowlnoun · A2The dish an animal drinks from.
- well-behaved/wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/adjective · B1Acting politely and doing as asked.
- wet foodnoun · B1Tinned or pouched pet food.
- whine/ˈwaɪ̯n/verb · B2To make a long high complaining sound.
- whisker/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/noun · B1+One of the long feeling hairs beside a cat's nose.
- wormingnoun · C1Treating an animal against parasites inside it.