Sauce vs. Saucer

In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods. Most sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to a dish.

A saucer is a type of small dishware. While in the Middle Ages a saucer was used for serving condiments and sauces, currently the term is used to denote a small plate or shallow bowl that supports a cup – usually one used to serve coffee or tea.

A flavorful liquid or semisolid condiment or mixture of ingredients served as a topping or other accompaniment to food.

A small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup.

Stewed fruit, usually served with other foods.

An object similar in shape to a saucer.

Something that adds zest, flavor, or piquancy.

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

(Informal) Impudent speech or behavior; impertinence or sauciness.

An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.

(Slang) Alcoholic liquor.

A circular sled without runners.

To season or flavor with sauce.

(obsolete) A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.

To add piquancy or zest to.

A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

(Informal) To be impertinent or impudent to.

A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

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

Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:

(intransitive) Of the eyes: to become large and round.

Alcohol, booze.

A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.

(bodybuilding) Anabolic steroids.

A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table.

(art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.

Something resembling a saucer in shape.

(dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.

something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

Vegetables.

a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table

Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.

directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation

To add sauce to; to season.

a disk used in throwing competitions

To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate.

To make poignant; to give zest, flavour or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.

(colloquial) To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.

(slang) To send or hand over.

A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint sauce; sweet sauce, etc.

Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.

Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc.

Sauciness; impertinence.

A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.

To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor.

To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to.

To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.

To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.

flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

behave saucy or impudently towards

dress (food) with a relish

add zest or flavor to, make more interesting;