Word: Pan
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English panne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pan, German Pfanne, perhaps based on Latin patina ‘dish’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pan
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a metal container used for cooking food in
Short Definition:container for cooking food in
Examples:- heat the olive oil in a heavy pan
Definition:
a hollow in the ground in which water may collect or in which a deposit of salt remains after water has evaporated.
Short Definition:hollow in ground
Definition:
a hard stratum of compacted soil
Short Definition:hard stratum of compacted soil
Examples:- heavy spikes can be useful in breaking a surface pan in grassland
Definition:
a person's face.
Short Definition:person's face
Word: Pan
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pan
Dialects: British English
Definition:
criticize severely
Short Definition:criticize severely
Examples:- the movie was panned by the critics
Definition:
wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold)
Short Definition:wash gravel in pan
Examples:- the old-timers panned gold
- prospectors panned for gold in the Yukon
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