saucerfuls
Small plate portions
Saucerfuls is the plural of saucerful—the amount a saucer can hold.
A saucer being small and shallow, a saucerful isn't much: a saucerful of milk for the cat, two saucerfuls of cream.
Units of culinary measurement
- teaspoonsSmall serving spoons
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
- litersFluid capacity units
pints · quarts · fluidounces · deciliters · dollops · dashes · pinches · portions
Overfull, mounded above
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- scantBarely adequate amount
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
rounded · generous · meager · multiple · several · countless
tablespoons
Units of culinary measurement
- teaspoonsSmall serving spoons
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- millilitersSmall liquid measures
liters · pints · quarts · fluidounces · deciliters · dollops · dashes · pinches · portions · amounts
heaping
Overfull, mounded above
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- scantBarely adequate amount
level · rounded · generous · meager · multiple · several · countless
spoonfuls
Utensil-measured quantities
servings · helpings · mouthfuls · sips · tastes · samples · drizzles · splashes · dribbles
cupfuls
Unit-based quantity measures
mugful · glassful · potful · jugful · pitcherful · teacupful · demitasse · china · porcelain · ceramic
saucerfulsbucketfuls
Large measured quantities
barrelfuls · tankfuls · tubfuls · truckloads · jugfuls