saucer
(noun)
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Cup and saucer
A saucer is a small, round dish for holding a cup.
- After brewing his tea, George placed the teabag in the saucer.
- The old woman filled the saucer with milk so her cat could drink it.
- Mother sets the table with a cup and saucer to the right of each plate.
A saucer can also be something shaped like a saucer.
- The little boy's big, dark eyes were saucers on his face.
Common uses
flying saucer: an aircraft shaped like a saucer, flown by aliens. “The man told the children that he was captured by aliens and taken to another galaxy on a flying saucer.”
In pop culture
Do you think the world is scary now? Imagine being a kid in 1956 and seeing the movie Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Watch the attack on Washington DC here:
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