desk tidy

Stationery storage container

A desk tidy is a container or organizer for holding pens, pencils, scissors, and other small office supplies on a desk.

The term is more common in British than American English, where pencil holder or desk organizer might be preferred: She keeps her markers in a ceramic desk tidy.

Related

compartment · stapler · sorter · paperclip · bamboo · container · scissors · pencil · ruler · stationery set · shelf · box · divider · plastic · stackable · wood · modular · metal

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Opposites
organizational function

desk tidyclutter

Untidy collection of items

mess · junk drawer · jumble · disarray · chaos

state of workspace

desk tidydisorder

Absence of organization

untidiness · shambles · pigsty · bombsite

VISIBLE SURFACE STORAGE vs. HIDDEN STORAGE

desk tidydrawer

Sliding furniture compartment

desk drawer · filing cabinet · cupboard

Family

desk, tidy, desks, tidier, tidiest, tidily, tidiness, untidy, untidiness

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G