pan

/pˈæn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. make a sweeping movement
   “The camera panned across the room”
2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
3. express a totally negative opinion of
   “The critics panned the performance”

noun

1. cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
2. (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
3. shallow container made of metal
4. chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

Synonyms for pan

• pan out
• pan off
• tear apart
• trash
• cooking pan
• goat god
• genus Pan

Words that rhyme with pan

• man
• ban
• scan
• can
• fan
• plan
• span
• afghan
• tan
• japan
• van
• divan
• nan
• caravan
• middleman
• rattan
• bran
• caftan
• cyan
• deadpan
• merman
• oilman
• sedan
• strongman
• suntan
• turbofan
• anchorman
• assemblyman
• batman
• bedpan