A Quick and Simple Dictionary

PAN

1. (acronym) .  (acronym of, primary account number) .
2. (acronym) .  (acronym of, personal area network) .
3. (initialism) .  (organic compounds) polyacrylonitrile.
4. (initialism) .  (organic compounds) peroxyacetylnitrate or peroxyacetyl nitrate.
5. Proper noun.  (Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes.
6. Proper noun.  (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.
7. Noun.  A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
8. Noun.  The contents of such a receptacle.
9. Noun.  A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home.
10. Noun.  A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.
11. Noun.  (geography) a specific type of lake, natural depression or basin. They are sometimes associated with desert areas.
12. Noun.  Strong adverse criticism.
13. Noun.  A loaf of bread.
14. Noun.  The base part of a toilet, consisting of a bowl and a footing.
15. Noun.  (slang) A human face, a mug.
16. Noun.  (roofing) The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel.
17. Verb.  (transitive) To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
18. Verb.  (transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
19. Verb.  (intransitive) With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.
20. Verb.  (transitive, informal) To beat one's opposition convincingly.
21. Verb.  to turn horizontally (of a camera etc.).
22. Verb.  (intransitive) (photography) to move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed.