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pan

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3 characters
English (US)
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pan

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, pan is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofpan

1noun
  • 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; a basin.
  • A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.
  • An expanse of level land located in a depression, especially
  • Short for hardpan: a hard substrate such as is formed in pans.
  • Strong adverse criticism.
  • A loaf of bread.
  • The chamber pot in a close stool; the base of a toilet, consisting of the bowl and its support.
  • A human face, a mug.
  • (roofing) The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel.
  • A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating as part of manufacture; a vacuum pan.
  • The part of a flintlock that holds the priming.
  • The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the brainpan.
  • The brain, seen as one's intellect
  • A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.
1verb
  • To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
  • To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
  • With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.
  • (of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly.
  • To criticize harshly a work (like a book, movie, etc.)
1noun
  • Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
  • Meanings relating to a hollow conduit.
  • Meanings relating to a container.
  • Meanings relating to something resembling a tube.
  • Meanings relating to computing.
  • Meanings relating to a smoking implement.

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