saucerful

What dish holds

A saucerful is the amount a saucer can hold—typically a small quantity of liquid that has spilled from a cup or been poured for a pet: She set down a saucerful of milk for the cat.

The measure is imprecise, suggesting just enough to cover the shallow dish.

pet

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

  • creamRich milk fat
  • kittenJuvenile domestic feline
  • catSmall furry housepet

lapping · floor · treat · water · feeding · dish · bowl · whiskers · tongue · kitchen

quantity

measure

Unit of quantity

serving · teaspoonful · spoonful · splash · dollop · dash · helping · ladleful · bowlful · glassful

tea

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
  • spillAccidental liquid release
  • overflowExceed capacity and spill

cooling · sipping · slurping · brew · steep · pour · cream · honey · grandma · old-fashioned

Opposites
container size/capacity

saucerfulbucketful

One pail's worth

barrelful · tankful · tubful · bowlful · basinful

Family

saucerfuls

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G