name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces. countable
2. 2
   a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To cook in a saucepan
2. 2
   To hit with a saucepan

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A pot-shaped asterism in the constellation Orion, consisting of Orion's Belt, Orion's Sword, and the star Eta Orionis. Australia

   "He also instantly recognised the slant in the line of three stars of the Saucepan which he knew spills the rain in January."

Synonyms

All synonyms

panbig dippercasseroleorion's beltorion's beltpan

Example

More examples

"Simmer the butter and garlic in a small saucepan."

Etymology

From sauce + pan.

Related phrases

milk saucepansaucepan fish

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