saucer

Everyday

1. A saucer is a small, shallow plate that a cup stands on. tree →
2. A saucer is also anything round and flat like this («a flying saucer» is a story spaceship). tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life saucers catch drips from cups and are used under plant pots; in table manners, you put the cup back on the saucer. In stories «flying saucers» are alien spacecraft, and «eyes like saucers» means very wide eyes from surprise or fear. Phrases: «cup and saucer», «flying saucer», «eyes as big as saucers».

Examples

• Put the cup back on its saucer. tree →
• The cat drank milk from a saucer. tree →
• Grandma uses her best cups and saucers for guests. tree →
• There is a saucer under the plant pot to catch the water. tree →
• His eyes went as big as saucers when he saw the present. tree →
• The film was about a flying saucer landing in a field. tree →
• I dropped a saucer and it broke. tree →
• Put a little water in a saucer for the bees. tree →
• Scrapefoot was very thirsty, and he began to drink out of the big saucer. tree →

Note

Countable: «a saucer». Pronounced SAW-ser. From «sauce» (once used for sauces). Note: cats should not really drink cow's milk; water is better for them.