panful

One batch's worth

A panful is the amount a pan can hold: She made a panful of scrambled eggs.

The word measures quantity by container, like handful or cupful.

Plural: panfuls.

quantity

batch

Quantity produced together

  • portionDivided share given
  • loadCarried weight or burden
  • heapJumbled collection of items

amount · serving · measure · volume · capacity · fullness · plenty · abundance · lots · masses

serving

portion

Divided share given

spoonful · scoop · dish · meal · share · ration · dollop · ladleful · cupful · batch

cooking

sauté

Cook quickly in fat

simmer · sizzle · scramble · caramelize · brown · crisp · toss · flip · render · deglaze

Categories
Opposites
quantity/fullness

panfuldrop

Fall or release

smidgen · thimbleful · teaspoonful · pinch · dash

Family

panfuls

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G