saucer

ot noun

1. An object round and gently curved (shaped like a saucer). The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
2. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
3. A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.
4. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

fe’l verb

1. To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.