1
: a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
2
: something resembling a saucer especially in shape
especially
: flying saucer
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Still, his eyes were like saucers, looking around at all the activity, our quiet evening at home having morphed into a scene from a hospital drama.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
Empty the saucer if there is any water sitting in it.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
People have seen weird stuff in the sky for thousands of years, and only in the last eighty have flying saucers been a popular interpretation.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Each pot features a drainage hole and saucer that will collect excess water, which ensures effective water control without any mess.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
Empty the saucer if there is any water sitting in it.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
People have seen weird stuff in the sky for thousands of years, and only in the last eighty have flying saucers been a popular interpretation.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Each pot features a drainage hole and saucer that will collect excess water, which ensures effective water control without any mess.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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saucer
noun
sau·cer
ˈsȯ-sər 
1
: a small round shallow dish in which a cup is set
2
: something like a saucer especially in shape
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