pan
/pæn/
A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking; The contents of such a receptacle; A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home; A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation
- plural
- pans
Meanings
- 1
A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking
The pan is too hot.
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Take the pan off the fire.
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The contents of such a receptacle
- 3
A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home
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A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin
- 5
A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with waterrare
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An expanse of level land located in a depression, especially; A pond or lake, considered as the expanse of land upon which the water sitsrare
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An expanse of level land located in a depression, especially; A dry lake or playa, especially a salt flatrare
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An expanse of level land located in a depression, especially; Synonym of playa lake: a temporary pond or lake in a playarare
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Synonym of pipe: a channel for lava within a volcano; the cylindrical remains of such channelsrare
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Strong adverse criticismrare