junk drawer
Kitchen clutter repository
A junk drawer is a drawer—usually in the kitchen—where miscellaneous items accumulate: rubber bands, batteries, scissors, takeout menus, keys to forgotten locks.
Nearly every household has one.
The term extends to any disorganized collection: My desktop has become a digital junk drawer.
Container for miscellany
- cubbyholeSmall enclosed storage space
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- containerThing for storing items
Portable energy storage units
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- pensHandheld writing implements
- rubber bandsElastic loops for bundling
paperclips · thumbtacks · screwdriver · flashlight · matches · keys · loose change · receipts
Disorderly, troublesome condition
- disarrayLack of order
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
disorder · tangle · muddle · shambles · mishmash · heap · disorganization · confusion
Miscellaneous small items
- knickknacksSmall ornamental objects
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
- doodadsUnspecified small items
- thingamajigsUnnamed miscellaneous objects
whatchamacallits · gizmos · widgets · tchotchkes · bric-a-brac · bits and bobs · sundries · miscellanea
Arranging into sequence
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- categorizingAssigning to groups
labeling · containerizing · Marie Kondo · cleanout · streamlining · dividers · spring cleaning · downsizing
catchall
Container for miscellany
- cubbyholeSmall enclosed storage space
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- binStorage or disposal vessel
batteries
Portable energy storage units
rubber bands · paperclips · thumbtacks · screwdriver · flashlight · matches · keys · loose change · receipts · buttons
mess
Disorderly, troublesome condition
- disarrayLack of order
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
chaos · disorder · tangle · muddle · shambles · mishmash · heap · disorganization · confusion · catch-all
odds and ends
Miscellaneous small items
- knickknacksSmall ornamental objects
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
- doodadsUnspecified small items
thingamajigs · whatchamacallits · gizmos · widgets · tchotchkes · bric-a-brac · bits and bobs · sundries · miscellanea · novelties
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
categorizing · labeling · containerizing · Marie Kondo · cleanout · streamlining · dividers · spring cleaning · downsizing · letting go
- drawers
- storage problemsclutter, overflow, disorganization, mess, hoarding
- cluttered spaceshoarder house, pigsty, messy room, junkyard, dump
- stuffthings, items, objects, stuff, goods
- messy situationsrat's nest, pigsty, disaster zone, train wreck, hot mess
- Home Organizationclean desk, storage bins, filing system, linen closet, home office
junk drawerfiling cabinet
Furniture for organized papers
spice rack · Dewey Decimal System · tool chest · toolbox · tackle box
junk drawersafe deposit box
Rented secure bank compartment
trophy case · vault · jewelry box · display cabinet · treasure chest
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