pan
has definitions from the fields of biology,zoology,food,Greek mythology,religion,mining
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[ noun ] (food) cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
Synonyms Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He saw Mose squatting by the hearth , breaking_up hardtack into a pan . He dumped the pan of crumbled hardtack into the boiling pot of lobscouse . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Argiento made him lie_down on the bed , brought a pan of hot water , dipped some clean white linen cloth and applied it to extract the splinter . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)He found the pan where he had dropped it and carried it back down to the stream . He scrubbed absent-mindedly at the pans and reflected on how things had turned_out . Related terms cooking_utensil patty-pan wok saucepan omelet_pan roaster frying_pan dripping_pan |
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[ verb ] make a sweeping movement
Examples "The camera panned across the room" Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)After a_few tortuous moments of wondering who `` he '' is , the camera pans across the room to the plaster statue , and we realize that Neitzbohr is trying to redeem himself in_the_eyes_of a mute piece of sculpture . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (mining) wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)An old shipwreck , a high dam , an old covered bridge , a place to find agates or other semi-precious stones or a place to pan gold , etcetera may be of interest . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
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[ verb ] express a totally negative opinion of
Synonyms Examples "The critics panned the performance" Related terms |
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[ noun ] shallow container made of metal
Related terms container bain-marie dishpan drip_pan pannikin warming_pan panhandle |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11005
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
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