"oddments" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} oddments
  1. plural of oddment Tags: form-of, plural Form of: oddment
    Sense id: en-oddments-en-noun-WgVQDIw3 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 55

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} oddments pl (plural only)
  1. A variety of miscellaneous things. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things): вся́кая вся́чина (vsjákaja vsjáčina) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-oddments-en-noun-MUV9NclW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Synonyms: odds and ends, odds and sods, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, gallery, congeries, crazyquilt, disjecta membra, farrago, galimatias, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, horse and rabbit stew, hotchpotch, hotchpot, job lot, jumble, macedoine, medley, melange, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, motley, odds and ends, oddments, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, salmagundi, slurry, smorgasbord, welter, Whitman's sampler
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