saucer

saucer
    n 1: something with a round shape resembling a flat circular
         plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky" [syn:
         {disk}, {disc}, {saucer}]
    2: a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
    3: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for
       microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {dish
       aerial}, {dish antenna}, {saucer}]
    4: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: {discus},
       {saucer}]
    

Saucer \Sau"cer\, n. [F. sauci[`e]re, from sauce. See {Sauce}.]
   1. A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.
      [Obs.] --Bacon.
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   2. A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup
      is set at table.
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   3. Something resembling a saucer in shape. Specifically:
      (a) A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
      (b) A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
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39 Moby Thesaurus words for "saucer":
      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