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
Allow all of the excess water to drain out of your plant’s pot before placing your money tree back on its saucer and returning it to its growing spot.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2025
If serving in small glasses, place salt mixture in one saucer and lime juice in another.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 1 Jan. 2025
Some have vertical walls, others look like saucers or shallow basins, and some generate ponds by retaining water, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Lori Comstock, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Once water stops draining, set the pot in a saucer or shallow dish of water for 30 minutes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2025
If serving in small glasses, place salt mixture in one saucer and lime juice in another.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 1 Jan. 2025
Some have vertical walls, others look like saucers or shallow basins, and some generate ponds by retaining water, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Lori Comstock, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Once water stops draining, set the pot in a saucer or shallow dish of water for 30 minutes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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 3 Mar. 2025.
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