| bedpan | (noun) a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination | - |
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| brainpan | (noun) the part of the skull that encloses the brain | Synonyms: braincase, cranium |
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| deadpan | (adjective) deliberately impassive in manner | Synonyms: expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive |
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| (adverb) without betraying any feeling | - |
| dishpan | (noun) large pan for washing dishes | - |
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| dustpan | (noun) a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept | - |
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| (noun) the quantity that a dustpan will hold | Synonyms: dustpanful |
| frypan | (noun) a pan used for frying foods | Synonyms: frying pan, skillet |
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| hardpan | (noun) crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions | Synonyms: caliche |
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| inspan | (verb) attach a yoke or harness to | - |
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| jampan | (noun) a kind of sedan chair used in India | - |
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| japan | (noun) lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient | - |
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| (noun) lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer | - |
| (verb) coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan | - |
| kirpan | (noun) a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times | - |
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| kneepan | (noun) a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint | Synonyms: kneecap, patella |
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| lifespan | (noun) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | Synonyms: life-time, life, lifetime |
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| marzipan | (noun) almond paste and egg whites | Synonyms: marchpane |
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| outspan | (verb) remove the yoke or harness from | - |
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| pan | (noun) shallow container made of metal | - |
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| (noun) cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel | Synonyms: cooking pan |
| (verb) express a totally negative opinion of | Synonyms: tear apart, trash |
| (verb) wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals | Synonyms: pan off, pan out |
| (verb) make a sweeping movement | - |
| saltpan | (noun) a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake | - |
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| sampan | (noun) an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars | - |
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| saucepan | (noun) a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | - |
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| skidpan | (noun) a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them | - |
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| span | (noun) the act of sitting or standing astride | Synonyms: straddle |
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| (noun) a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. | Synonyms: bridge |
| (noun) the distance or interval between two points | - |
| (noun) a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) | - |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome, yoke |
| (noun) the complete duration of something | - |
| (verb) to cover or extend over an area or time period | Synonyms: cross, sweep, traverse |
| stewpan | (noun) a saucepan used for stewing | Synonyms: stewing pan |
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| taipan | (noun) large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia | Synonyms: Oxyuranus scutellatus |
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| tarpan | (noun) European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century | Synonyms: Equus caballus gomelini |
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| tragopan | (noun) brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head | - |
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| trepan | (noun) a drill for cutting circular holes around a center | - |
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| (noun) a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull | Synonyms: trephine |
| (verb) cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery | - |
| tympan | (noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | Synonyms: drum, membranophone |
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| wingspan | (noun) linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil | Synonyms: wingspread |
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