pan

Shallow metal cookware

A pan is a dish for cooking food in an oven or over heat (frying pan, roasting pan).

A pan is usually shallower than a pot.

If you pan for gold, you separate rock from gold in a shallow pan.

If you pan something such as a movie or proposal, you criticize it severely.

A different verb pan is related to panorama, and describes the movement of a camera: The cinematographer panned across the stage.

Finally, pan is an adjective or combining form meaning all: The athlete competed in the Pan-American games.

cookware

skillet

Shallow pan for frying

nonstick · cast-iron · griddle · teflon · stir-fry · searing · browning · omelette · flambé · simmer

steeldrum

steelpan

Tuned percussion from barrels

  • calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
  • TrinidadCaribbean island near Venezuela
  • socaTrinidadian dance music genre

carnival · mallets · chromatic · melody · tuning · rhythm · ensemble · arranger · sticks · hammered

gold

prospector

One seeking valuable deposits

streambed · gold rush · flakes · claim · dredge · alluvial · sediment · gravel · forty-niner · Klondike

criticism

slam

Forceful impact or closure

  • trashDiscarded worthless material
  • roastDry-heat cooking method
  • savageFierce and untamed

lambaste · skewer · tear apart · rotten · thumbs down · unfavorable

screw

Phillips

Cross-slotted fastener system

  • flatheadStraight-tipped tool or fish
  • hexMalevolent incantation
  • slottedHaving narrow openings

Robertson · crosshead · star · square · driver · recess · bit

panorama

panoramic

Offering unobstructed wide view

scenic · sweep · bird's-eye · aerial · expansive · unobstructed · spanning

camera

tilt

Angular deviation from level

follow · horizontal · cinematography · steadicam · crane · smooth · reveal · establishing shot · motion · swivel

Categories
Opposites
critical judgment

panpraise

Expression of approval

laud · extol · acclaim · rave · commend

cooking vessel type

panpot

Vessel for cooking

stockpot · Dutch oven · saucepan · cauldron · kettle

camera movement direction

pantilt

Angular deviation from level

zoom · boom · dolly · track · pedestal

Phrases
Family

pandemic, pans, pansexual, panorama, saucepan, frying pan, panacea, panning, panned

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G