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

Examples

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

    Покладіть трохи олії на сковороду. — Ahha

  2. Take the pan off the fire.

    ruУбери кастрюлю с огня. — odexed

    deNimm die Pfanne vom Feuer. — samueldora

  3. Tom put the pan in the sink.

    ruТом положил сковороду в раковину. — odexed

    deTom legte die Pfanne in die Spüle. — Luiaard

Meaning

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

    Pfanne

    сковорода́skovorodá, про́тивеньprótivenʹ

    сковорода́skovorodá

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

    лото́кlotók

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

More meanings 21
  1. The contents of such a receptacle.

    сковорода́skovorodá

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

    котлови́наkotlovína

  3. Strong adverse criticism.

    разно́сraznós

  4. The part of a matchlock, flintlock, or wheellock firearm that holds the priming.

    Holonym: firearm

    flash in the pan

  5. (figuratively)The brain, seen as one's intellect.

    14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Friar's Tale, Unto the devil rough and black of hue Give I thy body and my pan also."

  6. A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home.

  7. 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.

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

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

More definitions
  • (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
  • chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
  • cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
  • shallow container made of metal

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.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: pans
Singularpan
Pluralpans

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
A wide, flat receptacle used around the house,…:frying panB1tinB1skilletcookie sheet
The part of a matchlock, flintlock, or wheellock firearm…:flash panpriming pan
A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide,…:saucepanB1
Synonym of playa lake:playa lake
(obsolete)Synonym of pipe:pipeB1
(obsolete)The chamber pot in a close stool:toiletA1chamber pot
Close in meaning
  • (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
  • chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids:genus Pan
  • cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel:cooking pan

Word family

96 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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