noun
a motley assortment of things (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
↑oddments, ↑melange, ↑farrago, ↑ragbag, ↑mishmash, ↑mingle-mangle, ↑hodgepodge, ↑hotchpotch, ↑gallimaufry, ↑omnium-gatherum
• Hypernyms:
↑assortment, ↑mixture, ↑mixed bag, ↑miscellany, ↑miscellanea, ↑variety, ↑salmagundi, ↑smorgasbord, ↑potpourri, ↑motley
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[plural noun]scraps, bits, bits and pieces, debris, oddments, remnants
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BITS AND PIECES, bits and bobs, bits, pieces, stuff, paraphernalia, things, sundries, miscellanea, bric-a-brac, knick-knacks, oddments; informal junk; Brit. informal odds and sods, clobber, gubbins.
→ odds
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noun plural1.
a. : small often trifling items that are usually varied and often unrelated : miscellaneous things : miscellaneous articles
odds and ends found lying around the attic
threw some odds and ends into a suitcase
b. : miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to
have some odds and ends to do tomorrow morning
2. : miscellaneous bits or fragments or scraps or remnants or leftovers
odds and ends of information
odds and ends of food
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1. miscellaneous items, matters, etc.
[1740-50]
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odds and ends
Miscellaneous pieces, perh orig meaning points and ends
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Main Entry: ↑odd
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odds and ends UK US noun [plural]
small things that are all different and not valuable or important
a drawer full of odds and ends
Thesaurus: unimportant or unnecessary thing or detailsynonym
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plural n. miscellaneous articles or remnants
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noun [plural]
informal : different kinds of things that are usually small and unimportant
There are still a few odds and ends that need to be done before the party tomorrow.
The box is full of odds and ends.
— called also (Brit, informal) odds and sods
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small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set
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She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends.
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I've got a few odds and ends
(= small jobs)to do before leaving.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.