like vs pan

like

verb
  • To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. 

  • To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity. 

  • To be likely. 

  • To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote. 

  • To want, desire. See also would like. 

  • To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for. 

  • To accept as an input. 

noun
  • An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet. 

  • The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side. 

  • Something that a person likes (prefers). 

  • Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort. 

prep
  • Typical of 

  • Approximating 

  • In the manner of, similarly to 

  • Such as 

  • Similar to, reminiscent of 

  • As if there would be 

  • Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something 

adj
  • Similar. 

  • inclined (to), prone (to). 

  • Likely; probable. 

conj
  • As if; as though. 

  • As, the way. 

adv
  • In a like or similar manner. 

particle
  • A delayed filler. 

  • Likely. 

  • Indicating approximation or uncertainty. 

  • Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened. 

pan

verb
  • To turn out well; to be successful. 

  • To join or fit together; to unite. 

  • To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage. 

  • To beat one's opposition convincingly. 

  • 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. 

  • To shift an image relative to the display window without changing the viewing scale. 

  • To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold). 

  • To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.) 

  • To turn horizontally. 

adj
  • Pansexual or panromantic. 

noun
  • A pond or lake, considered as the expanse of land upon which the water sits. 

  • A human face, a mug. 

  • A part; a portion. 

  • The part of a flintlock that holds the priming. 

  • Synonym of playa lake: a temporary pond or lake in a playa. 

  • A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking. 

  • Strong adverse criticism. 

  • A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge. 

  • The contents of such a receptacle. 

  • A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home. 

  • A leaf of gold or silver. 

  • A loaf of bread. 

  • A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin. 

  • The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle. 

  • The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel. 

  • A dry lake or playa, especially a salt flat. 

  • A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating as part of manufacture; a vacuum pan. 

  • The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the brainpan. 

  • The brain, seen as one's intellect. 

  • A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water. 

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