saucer

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːsə/ / /ˈsoːsə/ / /ˈsɔsɚ/

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

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
“The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.”
A circular sled without runners.
A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
“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”
A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

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

To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
Of the eyes: to become large and round.
“Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.”