odds and ends
odds and ends · odds and endses
всякая всячина
Krimskrams
Miscellaneous things; oddmentsMiscellaneous things; oddments
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, plural, plural only)Miscellaneous things; oddments
The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.
Krimskrams
вся́кая вся́чинаvsjákaja vsjáčina
a motley assortment of things
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
miscellaneous things:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
miscellaneous things:
Origin
From a dialectal alteration of ords and ends (“points and endings" or "beginnings and endsFrom a dialectal alteration of ords and ends (“points and endings" or "beginnings and ends”). More at ord, end.
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Forms
plural: odds and endses| Singular | odds and ends |
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regular
Synonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- a motley assortment of things:oddmentsmelangefarragoragbagmishmashmingle-manglehodgepodgehotchpotch
See also
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