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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Water the plant deeply, rehydrating the soil by letting the pot sit in a saucer or tray of water for about 30 minutes.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
And about that flyin’ saucer Billy Schweitzer drew.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Celebrini blew past Jacob Trouba and launched a cross-body one-timer off a saucer pass from Wennberg.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Ruppelt arrived in Washington on UFO business Monday morning to find every major paper splashed with headlines about saucers.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
And about that flyin’ saucer Billy Schweitzer drew.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Celebrini blew past Jacob Trouba and launched a cross-body one-timer off a saucer pass from Wennberg.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Ruppelt arrived in Washington on UFO business Monday morning to find every major paper splashed with headlines about saucers.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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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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