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
An amorphous flower shape hung from her septum, and her hands were covered in shiny black gloves and a silver ring as big as a small saucer.
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Slowly water your plant until water trickles from the drainage holes in your plant’s pot, allow the excess water to drain away, and only return your plant to its saucer when the pot stops dripping.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Catherine recalled preparing her sister’s coffee and putting one of the headache pills on the saucer next to the cup.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
To create an airy, foamy consistency, the milky coffee is poured repeatedly from the tumbler into the saucer (called a davara) and back, which also helps bring the hot brew to a comfortable drinking temperature.
—Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Slowly water your plant until water trickles from the drainage holes in your plant’s pot, allow the excess water to drain away, and only return your plant to its saucer when the pot stops dripping.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Catherine recalled preparing her sister’s coffee and putting one of the headache pills on the saucer next to the cup.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
To create an airy, foamy consistency, the milky coffee is poured repeatedly from the tumbler into the saucer (called a davara) and back, which also helps bring the hot brew to a comfortable drinking temperature.
—Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for saucer
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucer. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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