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 After draining stops, place the pot in a saucer or shallow dish filled with water for 30 minutes. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025 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. Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 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 See All Example Sentences for saucer
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plate
Noun
  • James Ranch Grill James Ranch sits between Purgatory and Durango Hot Springs; while its meat and cheese are found at various restaurants and shops around town, nothing compares to dining right where the animals are raised and much of what's on your plate is made.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But, the organization does say that the only part of the dining experience at each restaurant that is taken into account is the food on the plate, not the décor nor service.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucer. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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