desk caddy

Desktop supply container

A desk caddy is a small container or organizer that holds office supplies—pens, pencils, scissors, paper clips, sticky notes—keeping them accessible on a desktop.

The term borrows from caddy's sense of a storage container, as in tea caddy.

She kept her markers in a rotating desk caddy.

organization

compartments

Enclosed subdivisions within something

pencil cup · divider · slots · cubby · carousel · container · arranger · card holder · rubber band holder · sticky note holder

supplies

pencils

Graphite writing implements

scissors · paperclips · stapler · tape dispenser · rubber bands · pushpins · sticky notes · erasers · ruler · correction tape

workspace

desktop

Primary computer interface

workstation · reception · studio · craft table · art table · dorm room

aesthetics

sleek

Smooth and elegant

tidy · organized · uncluttered · polished · coordinated · decorative · modern · vintage · colorful · neutral

materials

plastic

Capable of being molded

  • meshInterlocking open weave
  • wireThin metallic conductor
  • bambooTall woody grass

acrylic · wood · metal · leather · ceramic · fabric · rattan · cork · recycled · stackable

Categories
Opposites
storage location

desk caddydesk drawer

Sliding workspace compartment

filing cabinet · drawer organizer · built-in storage · hidden compartment · credenza

organizational state

desk caddyclutter

Untidy collection of items

mess · chaos

Family

desk, caddy, desks, caddies, caddied, caddying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G