Definition of saucer
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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Even treat the drainage saucers under your houseplants.
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Indiana State Police at the Indianapolis, Connersville and Seymour posts kept a check on the saucers for nearly five hours.
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Cartoon legend George Jetson might have taken a flying saucer-like car to work.
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In addition, saucers full of water provide breeding sites for mosquitoes.
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Cups, saucers, salad plates, dessert plates, gravy boats, serving platters, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, coffee carafe, all adorned with the same matching dinnerware pattern, were among the possibilities each week.
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From afar, the Space Needle won’t look much different, except for the sleeker saucer, more elevators and a new paint job.
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Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsDefaultsDone The Space Needle’s saucer will see most of the changes.
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Construction will begin on the observation deck this fall, closing only one-sixth of the saucer at a time to avoid a total shutdown.
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Origin and Etymology of saucer
Middle English, plate containing a condiment, from Anglo-French, from sauce
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: a small, round dish that you put a cup on
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: a small shallow dish often with a slightly lower center for holding a cup
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