saucer vs dot

saucer and dot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saucer	Yes	No	No	No
dot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dot is a hyponym of saucer; that is, dot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saucer:

Other hyponyms of saucer include intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, point.

saucer (noun)	dot (noun)
a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table	street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
a disk used in throwing competitions	the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation	a very small circular shape
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

saucer (verb)	dot (verb)
	mark with a dot
	make a dot or dots
	distribute loosely
	scatter or intersperse like dots or studs