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saucer
[ saw-ser ]
noun
- a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- something resembling a saucer, as in shape.
saucer
/ ˈsɔːsə /
noun
- a small round dish on which a cup is set
- any similar dish
Derived Forms
- ˈsaucerful, noun
- ˈsaucerless, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of saucer1
Example Sentences
This gentle hill is perfect for sliding on tubes, sleds, and saucers.
I remember going to the bathroom and looking in the mirror, and seeing my pupils looking like saucers.
Eye in the SkyNestled in the lush green limestone mountains of southwest China, a giant saucer the size of 30 football fields is exciting the world’s astronomers.
A colleague of mine, Bruce Latimer at Case Western Reserve University, refers to this as a series of cups and saucers.
Make sure the drainage holes are not blocked, and don’t put a saucer underneath.
His game lasts until his final ship has either collided with an asteroid or lost a shootout with an enemy saucer.
As long as one or two rocks were left on the screen, the little saucer would continue to appear.
Her eyes are saucer-like, her face animated with a permanent smile.
Goldblum, himself looking prim with a porcelain saucer and teacup in hand, says he found this “wildly touching.”
The now-abandoned, saucer-like structure was built in the 80s to host large gatherings of citizens to celebrate socialism.
And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
Do not pour coffee or tea from your cup into your saucer, and do not blow either these or soup.
Never pass your plate with the knife or fork upon it, and when you pass your cup, put the spoon in the saucer.
When this was sewed firmly into place, and put into a small saucer, Jess poured on the purple juice.
The head was the size of a saucer now—but each time that she screamed it would go back.
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