pan vs container

container vs pan

pan and container both are nouns.

pan is a verb but container is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pan	Yes	No	Yes	No
container	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, container is a hypernym of pan; that is, container is a word with a broader meaning than pan:

pan: shallow container made of metal
container: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

pan (noun)	container (noun)
shallow container made of metal	any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

pan (verb)	container (verb)
express a totally negative opinion of
wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
make a sweeping movement

Difference between pan and container

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