saucer
IPA: sˈɔsɝ
noun
- A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
- An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
- A circular sled without runners.
- (obsolete) A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
- A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
- A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
verb
- (transitive) To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
- (intransitive) Of the eyes: to become large and round.
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Examples of "saucer" in Sentences
- He asked where she bought the saucer.
- The saucers are placed in the cabinet.
- She gave me a cup of tea with a saucer.
- I know the secret of the flying saucers.
- He passed me the flowery saucer and the cup.
- Some will pour it on the saucer and slurp it.
- These are the cup and saucer of Emily Pankhurst.
- Dalek guards usher the prisoners into the saucer.
- Additionally, the saucer is a distant cousin to the plate.
- Some will pour it on the saucer and slurp it with pleasure.
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