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saucer

UK
/ˈsɔːsə/
US
/ˈsɔsɚ/

Translations

saucernoun
saucers
pl
UK
/ˈsɔːsə/
US
/ˈsɔsɚ/
She placed the cup on the saucer.
Она поставила чашку на блюдце.
Synonyms
plate
dish
bowl
platter
tray
saucerverb
saucered
Past Simple
saucered
Past Participle
saucering
Gerund
Documented verb uses such as “to saucer a puck” or “to saucer wood into a hollow shape.”
Synonyms
cup
concave
hollow
hollow out
cup together
dimple
dish (out)
shape into a saucer
sauceradjective
UK
/ˈsɔː.sə/
US
/ˈsɔː.sɚ/
Attributive use (e.g., "saucer section", "saucer eyes") justifies adjectival classification.

Definitions

saucernoun
A small, shallow dish typically used to hold a cup.
She placed the teacup on the saucer to catch any drips.
A flying saucer, a term used to describe a supposed alien spacecraft.
Many people claimed to have seen a saucer hovering in the night sky.
Anything that is concave or circular in shape, resembling a saucer.
A shallow saucer of rock formed a natural basin for rainwater.
saucerverb
To shape or hollow (something) so that it becomes concave like a saucer.
The potter saucered the clay to create a shallow bowl.
(Ice hockey) To send (the puck) through the air with a short, arcing pass known as a saucer pass.
He saucered the puck over the defender's stick to his teammate.
sauceradjective
Relating to, shaped like, or resembling a saucer; used before another noun.
The saucer section of the starship detached during the maneuver.
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