saucer

/ˈsɔː.sə//ˈsɒ.səɹ/

noun

  1. 1

    A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

  2. 2

    An object round and gently curved (shaped like a saucer).

    “The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.”
  3. 3

    A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.

  4. 4

    A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

  5. 5

    A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

verb

  1. 1

    To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.

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