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| bedpan |
a shallow pan used as a toilet by a person who cannot get out of bed. |
| broiler |
a pan, grill, or part of a stove used to broil food. |
| dustpan |
a flat pan shaped like a small shovel with an attached handle. It is usually made of metal or plastic. A dustpan is used for gathering up dust or dirt while sweeping with a broom. |
| flapjack |
a flat cake made of batter and cooked in a pan; pancake. |
| frying pan |
a shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food. |
| griddle |
a flat pan or flat heated surface used in cooking. |
| latke |
a pancake made with small bits of potato, egg, onion, and salt. Latkes are fried in a pan with oil. |
| Pan |
the god of woods and fields in Greek mythology, who protects shepherds and sheep. Pan has the legs and sometimes the horns and ears of a goat. |
| pan |
to wash gravel or sand in a pan to remove gold or other precious metals. [1/4 definitions] |
| pancake |
a flat round cake of batter fried on both sides in a frying pan or a griddle. |
| saucepan |
a fairly deep cooking pan with a long handle. |
| scramble |
to cook in an open pan while stirring. [1/8 definitions] |
| skillet |
a shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food; frying pan. |
| wok |
a large frying pan with a rounded bottom, used for cooking Chinese food. |
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