pan

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. pot, kettle, saucepan; skillet, spider, grill; dishpan; utensil, vessel. See receptacle.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. pot, vessel, kettle, container, pail, bucket, baking pan, gold pan; see also container , utensil 1 .

Kitchen pans include: kettle, stew pan, saucepan, saucepot, stockpot, dutch oven, double boiler, roaster, casserole, cake pan, bread pan, pie pan, muffin tin, springform pan, tart pan, cookie sheet, frying pan or skillet or spider, dishpan, vegetable steamer, wok. v.

1. [To obtain gold]

Syn. wash, shake, agitate, separate, placer, mine, secure, obtain.

2. [*To disparage]

Syn. criticize, review unfavorably, jeer at; see censure .

3. [To swing; said of a camera ]

Syn. sweep, pan to or toward, follow; see move 1 .

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Slang. The front surface of the head: countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage. Informal: mug. Slang: kisser, map, puss. See PRECEDE. 2. Informal. A comment expressing fault: blame, censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation. Slang: knock. See PRAISE. II verb Informal. To find fault with: blame, censure, criticize, fault, rap1. Informal: cut up. Slang: knock. See PRAISE.