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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Knies opened the scoring after Edmundson hand-delivered the puck to Max Domi, who zoomed ahead and floated a saucer pass to Knies for a snipe from between the circles.
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Flying saucers, little green men and eventually humanoid gray aliens became part of popular culture.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The third post confirmed the arriving single and its artwork, featuring someone kneeling on a carpet behind with a tea cup on a saucer and a toy cat, and the title of the song across the front in hot pink lettering.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
For the minimalist coffee lover who can’t resist a little chrome, Louise Roe has just the cup and saucer set to slide under the tree.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Flying saucers, little green men and eventually humanoid gray aliens became part of popular culture.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The third post confirmed the arriving single and its artwork, featuring someone kneeling on a carpet behind with a tea cup on a saucer and a toy cat, and the title of the song across the front in hot pink lettering.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
For the minimalist coffee lover who can’t resist a little chrome, Louise Roe has just the cup and saucer set to slide under the tree.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 6 Apr. 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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