Pan Definition–noun | 1. | a broad, shallow container of metal, usually having sides flaring outward toward the top, used in various forms for frying, baking, washing, etc. |
| 2. | any similar receptacle or part, as the scales of a balance. |
| 3. | the amount a pan holds or can hold; panful: a pan of shelled peas. |
| 4. | any of various open or closed containers used in industrial or mechanical processes. |
| 5. | a container in which silver ores are ground and amalgamated. |
| 6. | a container in which gold or other heavy, valuable metals are separated from gravel or other substances by agitation with water. |
| 7. | a drifting piece of flat, thin ice, as formed on a shore or bay. |
| 8. | a natural depression in the ground, as one containing water, mud, or mineral salts. |
| 9. | a similar depression made artificially, as for evaporating salt water to make salt. |
| 10. | (in old guns) the depressed part of the lock, holding the priming. |
| 11. | Also, panning. an unfavorable review, critique, or appraisal: The show got one rave and three pans. |
–verb (used with object) | 13. | Informal. to criticize severely, as in a review of a play. |
| 14. | to wash (gravel, sand, etc.) in a pan to separate gold or other heavy valuable metal. |
| 15. | to cook (oysters, clams, etc.) in a pan. |
–verb (used without object) | 16. | to wash gravel, sand, etc., in a pan in seek
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| 17. | to yield gold or the like, as gravel washed in a pan. |
—Verb phrase| 18. | pan out, Informal. to turn out, esp. successfully: The couple's reconciliation just didn't pan out. |
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Pacific Definition–adject
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ive | 1. | tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures. |
| 2. | not warlike; peaceable; mild: a pacific disposition. |
| 3. | at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history. |
| 4. | calm; tranquil: The Wabash is a pacific river. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean. |
| 6. | (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states. |
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| 8. | a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. |
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San Definition–noun | a river in central Europe, flowing from the Carpathian Mountains in W Ukraine through SE Poland into the Vistula: battles 1914–15. ab. 280 mi. (450 km) long. |
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Francisco Definition–noun | a male given name, Spanish form of Francis. |
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