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    odds and ends

    plural

    • 1. miscellaneous articles or remnants: "we bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishODDS AND ENDS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ODDS AND ENDS definition: 1. various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value: 2…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › odds and endsOdds and ends Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : miscellaneous articles. b. : miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to. 2. : miscellaneous remnants or leftovers. odds and ends of food. Synonyms. etceteras. notion. novelties. sundries. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of odds and ends in a Sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryODDS AND ENDS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    ODDS AND ENDS meaning: 1. various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value: 2…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › odds and endsODDS AND ENDS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Odds and ends definition: miscellaneous items, matters, etc.. See examples of ODDS AND ENDS used in a sentence.

  6. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › odds+and+endsOdds and ends - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    odds and ends. Miscellaneous items, fragments and remnants, as in I've finished putting everything away, except for a few odds and ends. This expression may have originated as odd ends in the mid-1500s, meaning "short leftovers of some material" (such as lumber or cloth).

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'odds and ends' - Collins Online Dictionary

    plural noun. You 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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishodds and ends noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of odds and ends noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › odds and endsOdds and ends - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Odds and ends are a mixture of different things, especially leftover or miscellaneous bits. Many people have a drawer in their kitchen full of all kinds of odds and ends. You can also use terms like bits and bobs or this and that to mean odds and ends.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › odds-and-endsodds and ends | meaning of odds and ends in Longman Dictionary of...

    odds and ends. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌodds and ˈends (also odds and sods British English informal) noun [ plural] small things of various kinds without much value He didn’t keep much in his desk – just a few odds and ends.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishodds and ends | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    odds and ends definition: a group of small objects of different types that are not valuable or important. Learn more.