pan

pref. all, total, complete (i.e. Pan-American)

n. flat shallow pan for frying food; pot for cooking food; toilet; basin, bowl

v. cook food in a frying pan; criticize harshly; move a video camera from one side to the other to capture a panoramic view

n. Greek god who guards and protects shepherds and their herds (Greek Mythology)

Word Pan and panning can have many meanings as listed below in various categories. Pan- as a prefix is derived from the Greek παν which means 'of everything', 'all' or 'involving all members' of a group.
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Noun
1. (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
(synonym) the goat god
(hypernym) Greek deity
(classification) Greek mythology
2. chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
(synonym) genus Pan
(hypernym) mammal genus
(member-holonym) Pongidae, family Pongidae
(member-meronym) chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes

Noun
1. cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
(synonym) cooking pan
(hypernym) cooking utensil, cookware
(hyponym) dripping pan, drip pan
2. shallow container made of metal
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) bain-marie
(part-meronym) panhandle
(derivation) pan out, pan off
Verb
1. make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
(synonym) pan out, pan off
(hypernym) wash
3. express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"
(synonym) tear apart, trash
(hypernym) disparage, belittle, pick at

pan, all, total, complete (i.e. Pan-American)

interj. bang, boom!

n. tail, pop; fold, depression in the ground