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- [saw-ser]
- /ˈsɔ sər/
- /ˈsɔː.sər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [saw-ser]
- /ˈsɔ sər/
Definitions of saucer word
- noun saucer a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup. 1
- noun saucer something resembling a saucer, as in shape. 1
- noun saucer small plate for a cup 1
- countable noun saucer A saucer is a small curved plate on which you stand a cup. 0
- noun saucer a small round dish on which a cup is set 0
- noun saucer any similar dish 0
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Origin of saucer
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50; Middle English word from Old French word saussier. See sauce, -er2
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Parts of speech for Saucer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
saucer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
saucer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for saucer
noun saucer
- bowl — A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
- disc — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- disci — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
- discoid — having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular.
- discus — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
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