odds and ends
Assorted small things
Odds and ends are miscellaneous small items, leftover bits, or assorted minor things that don't belong to any particular category: I keep odds and ends in that drawer.
The phrase often describes what remains after the important stuff has been dealt with: We spent the afternoon tying up odds and ends before the move.
Assorted minor items
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- mishmashDisorderly mixture of elements
medley · potpourri · grab bag · mixed bag · motley · variety · catchall · etcetera
Small remaining pieces
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- remaindersWhat stays after subtraction
spare · leavings · bits · pieces · fragments · shreds · clippings · cuttings
sundries
Assorted minor items
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
mishmash · medley · potpourri · grab bag · mixed bag · motley · variety · catchall · etcetera · whatnot
scraps
Small remaining pieces
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
remainders · spare · leavings · bits · pieces · fragments · shreds · clippings · cuttings · offcuts
knickknacks
Small ornamental objects
- tchotchkesSmall decorative objects
- bric-a-bracMiscellaneous small ornaments
- baublesShowy worthless ornaments
gewgaws · doodads · curios · novelties · trinkets · ornaments · figurines · keepsakes · souvenirs · mementos
- Minor workssketches, drafts, fragments, notes, vignettes
- stuffthings, items, objects, stuff, goods
- clutterclutter, junk, mess, stuff, debris
- flea marketsvendors, stalls, booths, bargains, haggling
- yard salesyard sale, garage sale, rummage sale, tag sale, estate sale
- remaindersleftovers, remainder, remnants, residue, scraps
odds and endsmatched set
Coordinated items sold together
complete set · full set · matching set · ensemble · suite
odds and endsessentials
Indispensable items or elements
necessities · valuables · treasures · centerpiece · staples
odds and endsbulk
Main mass or size
lion's share · majority · whole · entirety · principal amount
ending, ended, endless, odds, ends, endeavor, endanger, endlessly, endowment