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Pan Pæn Water Noun Bre Pots Large Stainless

Word pan
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / pæn / NAmE / pæn /
Example
  • pots and pans
  • a large stainless steel pan
  • a pan of boiling water
  • a cake pan
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pan

(noun)BrE / pæn / NAmE / pæn /
  1. a container, usually made of metal, with a handle or handles, used for cooking food in
    • see also frying pan
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/frying-pan
    • pots and pans
    • a large stainless steel pan
  2. the amount contained in a pan
    • See related entries: In the kitchen
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/in_the_kitchen/pan
    • a pan of boiling water
  3. a metal container used for cooking food in
    • a cake pan
  4. either of the dishes on a pair of scales that you put things into in order to weigh them
  5. the bowl of a toilet
  6. a sudden success that lasts only a short time and is not likely to be repeated
    • He needed to prove that his success was not just a flash in the pan.
  7. to be wasted or spoiled
    • That's another brilliant idea down the pan.

    Extra Examples

    • Turn the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes.
    • Bring a pan of water to the boil.
    • Put your turkey on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
    • Remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar.

    Word Origin

    • noun Old English panne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pan, German Pfanne, perhaps based on Latin patina ‘dish’.
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