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saucer - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'saucer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Saucer [ n.]
- A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.
- A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table.
- Something resembling a saucer in shape.
- A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
- A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

Meaning of 'saucer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . saucer [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
Example in sentence:
  • the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky