saucer
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
something resembling a saucer, as in shape.
Origin of saucer
1Words Nearby saucer
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How to use saucer in a sentence
This gentle hill is perfect for sliding on tubes, sleds, and saucers.
10 Things to Do with Kids at Rocky Mountain National Park | cobrien | February 28, 2022 | Outside OnlineI remember going to the bathroom and looking in the mirror, and seeing my pupils looking like saucers.
“I understand what joy is now”: An MDMA trial participant tells his story | Charlotte Jee | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewEye 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.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State | Lizzie Crocker | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGoldblum, himself looking prim with a porcelain saucer and teacup in hand, says he found this “wildly touching.”
Jeff Goldblum Says Justin Bieber Should Play Him in ‘Jurassic Park’ Reboot | Melissa Leon | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe now-abandoned, saucer-like structure was built in the 80s to host large gatherings of citizens to celebrate socialism.
Is that a UFO or Bulgaria’s Abandoned Buzludzha Monument to Socialism? | Nina Strochlic | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinDo not pour coffee or tea from your cup into your saucer, and do not blow either these or soup.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyNever pass your plate with the knife or fork upon it, and when you pass your cup, put the spoon in the saucer.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyWhen this was sewed firmly into place, and put into a small saucer, Jess poured on the purple juice.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe head was the size of a saucer now—but each time that she screamed it would go back.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for saucer
/ (ˈsɔːsə) /
a small round dish on which a cup is set
any similar dish
Origin of saucer
1Derived forms of saucer
- saucerful, noun
- saucerless, adjective
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