pan — meaning in English

English meaning

• Pan noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.
• tile noun A thin, flat slab of material such as clay, stone, or ceramic, used to cover roofs, floors, or walls.

Senses

pan is used for these senses in English:

• cooking pot (cookware) any vessel (such as a saucepan), with or without a lid, used to cook food
• pan A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
• tile A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

Pan — full definition

1. noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.
2. verb To criticize something harshly, especially a film, book, or performance.
3. verb To move a camera slowly across a scene.
4. verb To turn out well; to be successful (usually as "pan out").

tile — full definition

1. noun A thin, flat slab of material such as clay, stone, or ceramic, used to cover roofs, floors, or walls.
2. noun A small flat piece used in games such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
3. verb To cover a surface with tiles.

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