caboodles
Entire messy collections
Caboodles appears almost exclusively in the phrase the whole kit and caboodle, meaning everything or the entire collection of things being discussed.
The word has no independent meaning outside this set expression.
Kit originally referred to a soldier's equipment, and caboodle likely evolved from boodle, an informal term for a collection or bunch.
They packed up the whole kit and caboodle and moved across the country.
Grouped supplies, one purpose
- lotLarge amount or portion
- belongingsThings you possess
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- thingsObjects in general
possessions · everything · whole · entirety · paraphernalia · gear · effects · trappings
kit
Grouped supplies, one purpose
- lotLarge amount or portion
- belongingsThings you possess
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
things · possessions · everything · whole · entirety · paraphernalia · gear · effects · trappings · accoutrements
collection
Gathered set of items
hodgepodge · mishmash · medley · potpourri · grab bag · mixed bag · motley · ragbag · gallimaufry · salmagundi
loads
Large quantities
scads · gobs · slew · bunches · piles · stacks · masses · reams · rafts · lashings
caboodlesexact amount
- kit and caboodleEntire collection together
- the whole kit and caboodleAll items included
- the whole caboodleEverything without exception
- whole kit and caboodleThe complete set