1
: a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
2
: something resembling a saucer especially in shape
especially
: flying saucer
Examples of saucer in a Sentence
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Anderson and the saucer car were at The Suds for a few hours, said Susan Wagner, who took over operation of the drive-in in 2023.
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The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Adding a fountain or ground water saucer to your garden will be an additional attraction since birds love to bathe and drink during the warm days of summer.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
The cup and saucer is $30, the teapot is $45 and the teas start at $28 for 10.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The saucer shape allows for unobstructed viewing of the birds surrounding the feeder, and the simple design makes washing and cleaning a cinch.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
To play, place different loose tea blends on plain white saucers.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2024
Pour boiling water over. Weigh down with saucer to keep petals under water.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
This appreciation for all things Parisian and petite is a firm tenet of Cooper’s style, proven by the bounty of miniature cups and saucers stacked on shelves, flaky palmiers and frames of romantic French scenery scattered along the walls.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
Layer them over a placemat and saucer, and use them well into spring.
—Gabriella Maestri, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Adding a fountain or ground water saucer to your garden will be an additional attraction since birds love to bathe and drink during the warm days of summer.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
The cup and saucer is $30, the teapot is $45 and the teas start at $28 for 10.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The saucer shape allows for unobstructed viewing of the birds surrounding the feeder, and the simple design makes washing and cleaning a cinch.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
To play, place different loose tea blends on plain white saucers.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2024
Pour boiling water over. Weigh down with saucer to keep petals under water.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
This appreciation for all things Parisian and petite is a firm tenet of Cooper’s style, proven by the bounty of miniature cups and saucers stacked on shelves, flaky palmiers and frames of romantic French scenery scattered along the walls.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
Layer them over a placemat and saucer, and use them well into spring.
—Gabriella Maestri, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
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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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