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odds and ends
noun plural
Synonyms and Antonyms of ODDS AND ENDS
1
small useful items <she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs>
Related Words baubles, bric-a-brac, gewgaws (also geegaws), knickknacks (also nicknacks), trinkets; gadgets, gimmicks, jiggers; hodgepodge, miscellany, variety
2
a remaining group or portion <almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends>
Related Words fragment, scrap, vestige; butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump; excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
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