odds and ends

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ɒdz ænd end/
- /ɒdz ənd end/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ɒdz ænd end/

Definitions of odds and ends words

noun odds and ends miscellaneous items, matters, etc. 1
noun odds and ends fragments; remnants; scraps; bits. 1
noun plural odds and ends small miscellaneous items 1
noun plural odds and ends You can refer to a disorganized group of things of various kinds as odds and ends. 0
noun plural odds and ends miscellaneous items or articles 0
noun odds and ends scraps; remnants; oddments 0

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Origin of odds and ends

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Odds and ends

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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odds and ends popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for odds and ends

noun odds and ends

all sorts — All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.
carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
carry-over — that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
collectanea — a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology

All 29 Synonyms of odds and ends