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If you are participating in some kind of contest, it is not ethical to bribe the judges on the panel with brownies. On the other hand, don’t stick your tongue out at them either, since they’ll be determining the winner.

Panel is derived from Old French and originally meant “a piece of cloth.” It’s still used as a sewing term, but now it has additional meanings. It can mean “jury,” as above, and can also refer to a flat piece of a hard surface, often rectangular, such as the wood panel of a door or wall. Panel is also a verb meaning "to install panels." Finally, a control panel has a lot of switches and is a way to make some machines work.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: panel

1
 nv
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
decorate with panels
2
 nv
a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
select from a list
3
 n
a soft pad placed under a saddle
4
 n
electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: panel
1

n sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

Types:
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caisson, coffer, lacuna
an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome
footboard
a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead
headboard
a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead
pane, paneling, panelling
a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting
wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
dado, wainscot
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
window
a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
wall panel
paneling that forms part of a wall
Type of:
flat solid, sheet
a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

n a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

Synonyms:
gore
Type of:
piece of cloth, piece of material
a separate part consisting of fabric

n (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'

Synonyms:
dialog box
Type of:
window
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen

v decorate with panels

“panel the walls with wood”
Type of:
adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
2

n a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

Type of:
body
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

n (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

Synonyms:
venire
Type of:
body
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

n a committee appointed to judge a competition

Synonyms:
jury
Type of:
commission, committee
a special group delegated to consider some matter

v select from a list

Synonyms:
empanel, impanel
Type of:
choose, pick out, select, take
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
3

n a soft pad placed under a saddle

Type of:
pad
a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
4

n electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

Synonyms:
board, control board, control panel, instrument panel
Types:
dashboard, fascia
instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
Type of:
electrical device
a device that produces or is powered by electricity
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