1
: a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
2
: something resembling a saucer especially in shape
especially
: flying saucer
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Sit the pot in a shallow container, like a saucer or bin filled with several inches of water.
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
When the Oilers held a man advantage, McDavid capitalized by making a nifty saucer pass to teammate Leon Draisaitl, who flew in front of the net to get the puck past Panthers' goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
And of course, no one is going to forget the image of Nicole Kidman on all fours lapping it from a saucer in Halina Reijn’s 2024 erotic thriller, Babygirl.
—Ashliene McMenamy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025
Attach a saucer or cup of water above or below the feeder to attach to the fishing line.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
When the Oilers held a man advantage, McDavid capitalized by making a nifty saucer pass to teammate Leon Draisaitl, who flew in front of the net to get the puck past Panthers' goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
And of course, no one is going to forget the image of Nicole Kidman on all fours lapping it from a saucer in Halina Reijn’s 2024 erotic thriller, Babygirl.
—Ashliene McMenamy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025
Attach a saucer or cup of water above or below the feeder to attach to the fishing line.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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saucer
noun
sau·cer
ˈsȯ-sər 
1
: a small round shallow dish in which a cup is set
2
: something like a saucer especially in shape
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