saucer

CEFRB1

/ˈsɔːsə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small flat dish placed under a cup.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A circular sled without runners.

Examples

  • It was a flying saucer all right.

  • We believed it to be a flying saucer.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsoːsə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.

  2. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

  3. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

More examples

In context

  • The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.

  • Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.

  • 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

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After pouring the tea, she put the cup down on the blank to prevent spills.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).