panful

A cook carries a panful of roasted vegetables from the stove.

Definition

Noun: The amount that a pan can hold; a quantity sufficient to fill a pan.

Usage Examples

• (The amount of water that will fill a pan.)
• (A quantity of rice that fills a pan.)

Advanced Usage

• "a panful of something": used to specify the container's capacity as a unit of measurement.
  • The recipe calls for a panful of chopped vegetables. (The vegetables should fill a pan.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pan (n): a metal container used for cooking.
  • She placed the pan on the stove. (The container itself.)
• Panfuls (plural): multiple amounts that fill pans.
  • They prepared several panfuls of cookies. (Multiple pan-sized batches.)

Synonyms

• Panload: the amount that a pan can carry or hold.
• Skilletful: the amount that a skillet (a type of pan) can hold.

Related Idioms

• "A panful of trouble": informal expression meaning a lot of problems (rare, creative usage).
  • That project was a panful of trouble from the start. (It caused many difficulties.)