Definition of "saucer" [sau•cer]

• A small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup. (noun)
• An object similar in shape to a saucer. (noun)

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• "He does a double take, as he notices that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable."
• "In a procedure we call 'saucer separation' the command section detaches from the rest of the ship and, under its own impulse power, can rendezvous with a rescue craft or make a surface landing."
• "Sitting doubled over, Chinamen have their heads shaven back almost to the crown, when a spot about the size of a tiny saucer is left to bear the crop of hair which forms the pig-tail."