saucer

Definition of saucernext
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Recent Examples of saucer Kane’s sick saucer passes from the half-wall have been replaced by, well, Bedard’s sick passes from the half-wall. Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Buy a fountain or place a small solar fountain in a flower pot saucer filled only an inch or so. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026 Teaspoons are placed to the right of the teacup saucer if serving tea or another applicable beverage. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 Empty standing water at least once a week (birdbaths, pet bowls, plant saucers), fix dripping faucets and keep gutters clear. Sharon Wu, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for saucer
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plate
Noun
  • Home-plate umpire Brennan Miller brushed dirt off the plate and looked at the ground as catcher Garrett Stubbs walked toward Nola, who seemed content to throw another pitch rather than take it all in.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Riley worked a full count and then unloaded on a 3-2 splitter that caught too much of the plate.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucer. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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