单词 | whatnot |
释义 | whatnot (once / 25148 pages) n Whatnot is another word for odds and ends. Whatnot also means etcetera, so it often comes at the end of a list. On top of a dresser, there might be souvenirs, snow globes, a collection of porcelain pigs, and whatnot. Whatnot has always referred to knickknacks, but a whatnot used to be the name of the shelves to put those knickknacks on. Whatnot can also be the little doodads themselves. You can use this word to indicate additional things of any kind that you don’t feel like naming. At the zoo, you might see lions, zebras, giraffes, and whatnot. In those cases, whatnot means a bunch of other stuff that’s like the stuff mentioned. WORD FAMILYwhatnot: whatnots USAGE EXAMPLESThe “whatnots” are dispersed throughout the shop and include silverware, ceramics, clothing, books and trinkets. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) So I grew up with this guy, playing basketball, teaching me to work on my left and whatnot. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) "It was filled end to end with furniture, whatnot, collections. It was like a maze, almost." BBC(Dec 04, 2016) n miscellaneous curios Syn|Hyper bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting |
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