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    odds and ends
    /ˌädz ən ˈen(d)z/

    plural

    • 1. miscellaneous articles or remnants: "we bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends"
  2. Odds and ends are various items of different types, usually small and unimportant or of little value. Learn more about this informal expression, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

    • English (US)

      ODDS AND ENDS meaning: 1. various things of different types,...

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

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

  6. 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.

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