as in plate
a small, round dish that you put a cup on
The tea was served in elegant white teacups with red saucers.
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Recent Examples of saucer
Discard any excess water which remains in the saucer after 10 minutes.
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Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 29 Nov. 2024
Cover the hole on the top of the terracotta pot with another saucer.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
After watering, drain away any extra fertilizer pooling in your plant saucer so the roots don't sit in soggy soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
Then came the tray, the sweet clamor of cups and saucers.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 29 Nov. 2024
Cover the hole on the top of the terracotta pot with another saucer.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
After watering, drain away any extra fertilizer pooling in your plant saucer so the roots don't sit in soggy soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
Then came the tray, the sweet clamor of cups and saucers.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for saucer
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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