junk drawers
Household miscellany receptacles
Junk drawers are household drawers that accumulate miscellaneous items with no other designated place—rubber bands, batteries, scissors, takeout menus, keys to forgotten locks.
Nearly every home has one, usually in the kitchen.
The term captures both the randomness of contents and the mild guilt of disorganization: I found the tape in the junk drawer.
- catchallContainer for miscellany
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- odds and endsMiscellaneous small items
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
- dead batteriesExhausted power sources
pens · clutter · miscellaneous · paper clips · ephemera · assortment · hidden treasures · scissors · rubber bands · treasure trove · potpourri · rummaging · twist ties · cubbyhole · nostalgia · just in case · keys · tape
junk drawersfiling cabinets
Furniture for organized documents
spice racks · jewelry boxes · tackle boxes · medicine cabinets · toolboxes
junk drawerscurio cabinets
Enclosed shelving for oddities
display cases · keepsake boxes · curated collections · treasure chests · collections
junk drawersinventory systems
Tools tracking stored merchandise
library stacks · card catalogs · database systems · stockrooms
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