oddments
Miscellaneous leftover bits
Oddments are miscellaneous leftover items—the bits and pieces that remain after the main quantity has been used or sold.
A fabric store sells oddments of cloth too small for full projects.
The word often appears in plural: a drawer full of oddments, oddments of yarn and ribbon.
It carries a sense of the random and incomplete, things kept because they might prove useful someday.
Assorted collection of items
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
motley · variety · mixture · grab bag · ragbag · mixed bag · collection · array
Small remaining pieces
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- piecesParts of something divided
- shredsTorn-up fragments
snippets · ends · cuttings · clippings · strips · slivers · tatters · offcuts
miscellany
Assorted collection of items
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
jumble · motley · variety · mixture · grab bag · ragbag · mixed bag · collection · array · gallimaufry
scraps
Small remaining pieces
shreds · snippets · ends · cuttings · clippings · strips · slivers · tatters · offcuts · trimmings
knickknacks
Small ornamental objects
tchotchkes · bric-a-brac · trifles · novelties · gimcracks · doodads · whatnots · bibelots · ornaments · curiosities
- scrapsbits, scraps, remnants, shards, trimmings
- woolmerino, fleece, cashmere, lambswool, merino wool
- stuffthings, items, objects, stuff, goods
- knickknackstchotchkes, trinkets, curios, bric-a-brac, gewgaws
- mixturesmix, mixture, blend, blending, amalgam
- collected writingsanthology, compilations, compilation, collections, excerpts
oddmentsmatched set
Coordinated items sold together
service · suite · series · set · matched pair
oddmentstreasures
Prized possessions or valuables
valuables · essentials · crown jewels · centerpieces · showpieces