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vets

/vɛts/

vets is the plural of vet.

vets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vet.

Meaning of vet

Noun (1)

vet (plural vets)

  1. (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
    • Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian

Noun (2)

vet (plural vets)

  1. (US, colloquial) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).
    • “A former soldier, sir. A vet. Theyʼre all vets, a little shellshocked.”1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 73

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Words that rhyme with vets

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Questions about vets

What is vets the plural of?
Vets is the plural of vet.
How do you pronounce vets?
Vets is pronounced /vɛts/.

Words near vets in the dictionary

  1. Vetranos
  2. Vetreno
  3. vetronectin
  4. vetrovnjak
  5. Vetruvian
  6. vets
  7. vetsin
  8. vettable
  9. Vette
  10. vetted
  11. Vettel

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