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saucer
UK /ˈsɔː.sə/ US /ˈsɔ.səɹ/
noun 5verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, over, quick, right
VERB + SAUCER
board, flying, landed, matching, milk, poured, saw, seen
SAUCER + NOUN
backyard, cat, he's
PREP.
in, into, on, without
Definitions
noun
1
A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
2
An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
3
A circular sled without runners.
4
A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
Take two saucers , and strike the edge of the one against the bottom of the other , within a pail of water ; and you shall find , that as you put the saucers lower and lower , the sound groweth more flat
5
A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
verb
1
To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
2
Of the eyes: to become large and round.
Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
Wiktionary02
Take two saucers , and strike the edge of the one against the bottom of the other , within a pail of water ; and you shall find , that as you put the saucers lower and lower , the sound groweth more f
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Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.
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It was a flying saucer all right.
Tatoeba · #4252905
We believed it to be a flying saucer.
Tatoeba · #24817606
The kitten lapped up the milk I poured into the saucer.
Tatoeba · #587685Usage Notes
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