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Pet.E.

Petroleum Engineer.

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Definition for pete (2 of 5)

Rose

[ rohz ]
/ roʊz /

noun

Billy,1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
Peter EdwardPeteCharlie Hustle, born 1941, U.S. baseball player.
Mount, a mountain in W Nevada, the highest in the Carson Range. 10,778 feet (3285 meters).
a female given name.

Definition for pete (3 of 5)

Sampras

[ sam-pruh s ]
/ ˈsæm prəs /

noun

PeterPete, born 1971, U.S. tennis player.

Definition for pete (4 of 5)

Seeger

[ see-ger ]
/ ˈsi gər /

noun

Alan,1888–1916, U.S. poet.
PeterPete, 1919–2014, U.S. folk singer and folklorist.

Definition for pete (5 of 5)

Conrad

[ kon-rad ]
/ ˈkɒn ræd /

noun

Charles, Jr.Pete, 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
JosephTeodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, 1857–1924, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Poland.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “counsel.”
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British Dictionary definitions for pete (1 of 6)

Conrad

/ (ˈkɒnræd) /

noun

Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)

British Dictionary definitions for pete (2 of 6)

rose

1
/ (rəʊz) /

noun

verb

(tr) to make rose-coloured; cause to blush or redden

Derived Forms

roselike, adjective

Word Origin for rose

Old English, from Latin rosa, probably from Greek rhodon rose

British Dictionary definitions for pete (3 of 6)

rose

2
/ (rəʊz) /

verb

the past tense of rise

British Dictionary definitions for pete (4 of 6)

rosé

/ (ˈrəʊzeɪ) /

noun

any pink wine, made either by removing the skins of red grapes after only a little colour has been extracted or by mixing red and white wines

Word Origin for rosé

C19: from French, literally: pink, from Latin rosa rose 1

British Dictionary definitions for pete (5 of 6)

Sampras

/ (ˈsæmpˌræs) /

noun

Pete. born 1971, US tennis player: winner of fourteen Grand Slam single titles (1990–2002), including the US Open (1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002) and Wimbledon (1993–95, 1997–2000)

British Dictionary definitions for pete (6 of 6)

Seeger

/ (ˈsiːɡə) /

noun

Pete. born 1919. US folk singer and songwriter, noted for his protest songs, which include "We shall Overcome" (1960), "Where have all the Flowers gone?" (1961), "If I had a Hammer" (1962), and "Little Boxes" (1962)
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Idioms and Phrases with pete (1 of 2)

Pete

Also, Peter. See for one's (Pete's) sake; honest to god (Pete); rob Peter to pay Paul.

Idioms and Phrases with pete (2 of 2)

rose

see bed of roses; come up roses; see through rose-colored glasses.

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