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odds and ends
plural nounSynonyms & Antonyms 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
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- baubles,
- bric-a-brac,
- gewgaws
- (also geegaws),
- knickknacks
- (also nicknacks),
- trinkets
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
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“Odds and ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odds%20and%20ends. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of odds and ends was in 1761
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