Meaning

24 senses
  1. A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.

    cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

  2. The contents of such a receptacle.

    сковорода́skovorodá

  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.

  4. (Ireland)A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin.

    котлови́наkotlovína

  5. A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.

  6. An expanse of level land located in a depression, especially

    A pond or lake, considered as the expanse of land upon which the water sits.

  7. (South Africa, especially)A dry lake or playa, especially a salt flat.

  8. (South Africa)Synonym of playa lake: a temporary pond or lake in a playa.

  9. Strong adverse criticism.

    разно́сraznós

  10. (Ireland)A loaf of bread; a pan-loaf.

  11. A bedpan.

  12. (slang)A human face, a mug.

    физионо́мияfizionómija

Examples

214 sentences
  1. Put a little oil into the pan.

    Покладіть трохи олії на сковороду.

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  2. Tom hit Mary with a frying pan.

    Том ударив Мері сковородкою.

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  3. Take the pan off the fire.

    ruУбери кастрюлю с огня.

    deNimm die Pfanne vom Feuer.

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  4. How often do you use this pan?

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  5. Did you put oil in the pan?

    ruТы налил в сковородку масла?

    deHast du Öl in die Pfanne gegeben?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
flat vessel used for cooking — see also frying pan:
Русский
By meaning 6
flat vessel used for cooking — see also frying pan:
wide receptacle used in gold washing:
geography: type of lake, natural depression or basin:
strong criticism:
base part of a toilet:
slang: face:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
flat vessel used for cooking — see also frying pan:

Origin

From Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from P

From Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ. Further origin uncertain.

Clipping of panorama.

From Old English. See pane.

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Forms

plural: pans
Singularpan
Pluralpans

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
tall receptacle:saucepanB1
toilet:toiletA1
chamber pot:chamber pot
Close in meaning
  • chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids:genus Pan
  • cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel:cooking pan
  • (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:goat god

Word family

96 related words

See also

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