odds and ends

odds and ends

noun plural

Definition 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>

Synonyms etceteras, novelties, odds and ends, sundries

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>

Synonyms balance, leavings, leftovers, odds and ends, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest

Related Words fragment, scrap, vestige; butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump; excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms body, bulk, main, mass, most, weight