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plural nounYou can refer to a disorganized group of things of various kinds as odds and ends. [informal] She put in some clothes, odds and ends, and make-up. He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends. More Synonyms of odds and ends odds and ends in British Englishplural nounmiscellaneous items or articles odds and ends in American English scraps; remnants; oddments Examples of 'odds and ends' in a sentenceodds and ends It's all made up of odds and ends, mostly given to me by your mother out of the attics and basement of Seymour House.All that was left now were odds and ends, finishing touches.My clothes, personal stuff, odds and ends, a little picture.A spare shirt, too ragged even for George to wear, and a few odds and ends similarly rejected. Chinese translation of 'odds and ends' - (inf)
零碎的东(東)西 (língsuì de dōngxi)
See odds (sense 2) Nearby words ofodds and ends - odd
- oddly
- odds
- odds and ends
- odometer
- odour
- of
Definition small, usually unimportant, objects, jobs to be done, etc. She packed her clothes and a few other odds and ends. Synonyms scraps bits pieces fragments shreds remnants bits and pieces bits and bobs oddments odds and sods miscellanea sundry or miscellaneous items See oddsAdditional synonymsDefinition miscellaneous small ornamental objects The rooms are choked with bric-a-brac. Synonyms knick-knacks, ornaments, trinkets, baubles, odds and ends, curios, stuff, miscellany, objets d'art, gewgaws, bibelots, kickshaws, objects of virtu Definition fragments of something destroyed Seven vehicles were damaged by flying debris. Synonyms remains, bits, pieces, waste, ruins, wreck, rubbish, fragments, litter, rubble, wreckage, brash, detritus, drossDefinition things left behind unwanted, such as food on a plate She scraped the leavings from plates into a bucket. Synonyms leftovers, remains, bits, pieces, refuse, waste, sweepings, scraps, spoil, fragments, remnants, residue, dregs, orts (archaic, dialect) Nearby words ofodds and ends - oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odds and ends
- odds-on
- odious
- odium
Additional synonymsDefinition small items of rubbish carelessly dropped in public places If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up. Synonyms rubbish, refuse, waste, fragments, junk, debris, shreds, garbage (US), trash, muck, detritus, grot (slang) Definition parts left over from something after use or the passage of time the remains of their picnic Synonyms remnants, leftovers, remainder, scraps, rest, pieces, balance, traces, fragments, debris, residue, crumbs, vestiges, detritus, dregs, odds and ends, oddments, leavingsDefinition anything worthless or of poor quality unwanted household rubbish Synonyms waste, refuse, scrap, junk (informal), litter, debris, crap (slang), garbage (US), trash, lumber (British), offal, dross, dregs, flotsam and jetsam, grot (slang), dreck (slang, US), offscourings |