saucer

as in plate
a small, round dish that you put a cup on The tea was served in elegant white teacups with red saucers.

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Recent Examples of saucer Using smaller, light-colored pumpkins, the artist created the main body of the ship, complementing this base color with brown pumpkins for the rim of the ship's saucer. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Get the entire tea set with matching cups and saucers and your future grandchildren will argue about who gets it for years to come. Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025 Check for standing water in plant saucers, bathroom buckets, or pet bowls, and then dump, clean, and refill them regularly to break the breeding cycle. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025 Inside the visitor center’s trading post and gift shop, there are waxed, plastic saucer sleds for purchase. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for saucer
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plate
Noun
  • The date written on the back of the plate reads October 25, 1996.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The plate will leave you feeling like you just got let in on a secret.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucer. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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