sau·cer
(sô′sər)n.
1. A small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup.
2. An object similar in shape to a saucer.
[Middle English, sauce dish, from Old French saussier, from sauce, sauce; see sauce.]
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saucer
(ˈsɔːsə)n
1. (Cookery) a small round dish on which a cup is set
2. (Cookery) any similar dish
[C14: from Old French saussier container for sauce]
ˈsaucerful n
ˈsaucerless adj
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sau•cer
(ˈsɔ sər)n.
1. a small, round, shallow dish for holding a cup.
2. something resembling a saucer.
[1300–50; < Old French saussier.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  saucer - something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk - a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
| 2. | saucer - a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table flatware - tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece | |
| 3. |  saucer - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiationdirectional antenna - an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation - measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects radio reflector, radio telescope - astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources scanner - a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area | |
| 4. | saucer - a disk used in throwing competitions sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
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Translations
podšálektalířek
underkoptallerken
lautanen
tanjurić
csészealj
undirskál
受け皿
받침 접시
lėkštelė
apakštase
tanierik
krožniček
tefat
จานรอง
đĩa nhỏ
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saucer
n → Untertasse f
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saucer
(ˈsoːsə) noun a small shallow dish for placing under a cup. Could you bring me another cup and saucer?
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saucer
→ صَحْنُ الفِنْجَان podšálek underkop Untertasse πιατάκι φλιτζανιού platillo, plato pequeño lautanen soucoupe tanjurić piattino 受け皿 받침 접시 schotel skål spodek pires блюдце tefat จานรอง fincan tabağı đĩa nhỏ 茶托Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009