| Saucer 1. (n.) A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table. 2. (n.) A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table. 3. (n.) Something resembling a saucer in shape. 4. (n.) A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships. 5. (n.) A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan. Thesaurus Entries O, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet, crown, cycle, diadem, discus, disk, eternal return, fairy ring, garland, glory, halo, lasso, logical circle, loop, looplet, magic circle, noose, orbit, radius, ring, rondelle, round, roundel, sphincter, vicious circle, wheel, wreath |