saucer
Americannoun
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a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
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something resembling a saucer, as in shape.
noun
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a small round dish on which a cup is set
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any similar dish
Other Word Forms
- saucerful noun
- saucerless adjective
Etymology
Origin of saucer
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Old French word saussier. See sauce, -er 2
Example Sentences
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Among the munitions were dozens of thick, green plastic discs about the diameter of a saucer.
From BBC
Ask ChatGPT what SF will look like in 10 years and it generates an image of the city’s skyline with futuristic architecture and flying saucers next to the Golden Gate Bridge.
From Los Angeles Times
An apocryphal story has George Washington breakfasting with Thomas Jefferson and referring to the Senate as a saucer intended to cool the passions of the intemperate lower chamber.
From Los Angeles Times
Let’s think about the terrifying theremin line that snakes through “Good Vibrations” like it’s tugging a flying saucer down onto Dockweiler Beach.
From Los Angeles Times
One of those boards dates back to 1970, and is decorated with drawings of ocean waves and flying saucers.
From Los Angeles Times
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