pan
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1.0
- noun
- /pæn/
:
sartén
- Add the milk to the pan and bring it to a boil.
- pots and pans
- frying pan
- put in the pan
Now again, take your pan and grease it.
- Now again, take your pan and grease it.
- Just dab the brush into the pan and then tap off the excess.
- If you like, put them in a pan before and kind of toast them.
Examples
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She cooked vegetables in a large pan on the stove.
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I put it in the pan like this.
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Get your your pan hot, add a little oil to that.
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June, put that pan down, please.
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Put the water in a pan and bring it to a boil.
Academic text (1993) -
The tea will rise to the top of the pan while boiling.
Academic text (1993) -
I shut the water off and set the pan on the burner to boil.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lesa and her mother cooked their own meals, using pots and pans provided by the Commission.
Academic text (1990) -
For one meal, they put on slow cookers of chili and baked a large pan of cornbread.
Academic text (2008) -
After baking the cake, let it cool in the pan for a few minutes.
Synonyms
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2.5
A shallow pan with a long handle for frying food
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1.0
A shallow pan with a long handle for cooking food in hot oil
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2.7
A flat hot metal surface used to cook food like pancakes or sandwiches
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7.7
A pan used to cook eggs or fish gently in water
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2.4
A shallow pan with a long handle and slanted sides for cooking omelets
A wide shallow metal container for making food on a stove
A flat metal or non-stick cooking dish with a handle used to cook food in hot oil
A shallow baking dish for making small pies
A shallow open container like a bowl for holding or serving food
A small metal cup often made of tin for drinking or eating
Idioms
- Informal
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7.2
A person or thing that has a short time of success and then people forget them
Compounds
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7.7
An area in New York where many popular songwriters and music publishers worked in the early 1900s
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6.3
A flat collar with rounded ends that meet at the front and appears on women's and children's clothing
- Specialized
A large ape like a chimpanzee that lives in forests of the Congo Basin, often called the bonobo
- Specialized
A large wild ape that lives in African forests and uses simple tools
- Specialized
A kind of chimpanzee that lives in east-central Africa and has long hair
- Specialized
A type of chimpanzee from central Africa with a black face
- Specialized
A western African chimpanzee with a pale face that is endangered
- Formal
An organization that helped countries in the Americas work together before the Organization of American States
- Archaic
A long metal pan with a handle and lid filled with hot coals to warm a bed before sleeping
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Etymology
Pan comes from very old words like Latin patina and old English panna, both meaning a 'shallow dish'. So a pan is a flat container you use for cooking or holding liquids.