saucer in English dictionary

  • saucer

    Meanings and definitions of "saucer"

    • A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
    • An object round and gently curved (shaped like a saucer).
    • noun
      A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
    • noun
      An object round and gently curved (shaped like a saucer).
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.
    • noun
      A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
    • noun
      A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
    • small dish
    • object shaped like a saucer
    • A small dish for placing a cup.
    • noun
      a disk used in throwing competitions
    • noun
      a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
    • noun
      directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
    • noun
      something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"

    Synonyms of "saucer" in English dictionary

    flatware, sports equipment, dish are the top synonyms of "saucer" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of saucer

    • saucer ( plural  saucers)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza saucer lm  liczba mnoga saucers
    • saucer (plural saucers)
    • saucer (third-person singular simple present saucers, present participle saucering, simple past and past participle saucered)
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