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, notion, sundriesRelated 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, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, restRelated Words fragment, scrap, vestige; butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump; excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplusNear Antonyms body, bulk, main, mass, most, weight