Definition of pans

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • pans is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • pans is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • pans is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of pans


  • cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cooking pan
  • (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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. goat god
  • express a totally negative opinion of (verb)

    Examples

    1. The critics panned the performance

    Synonyms

    1. tear apart
    2. trash
  • wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. pan off
    2. pan out
  • chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. genus pan
  • make a sweeping movement (verb)

    Examples

    1. The camera panned across the room
  • shallow container made of metal (noun)

See definition of pans in Merriam Webster