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PRONUNCIATION OF ODDS AND SODS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ODDS AND SODS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Odds and sods is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ODDS AND SODS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Odds & Sods

Odds & Sods is an album that consists of studio outtakes and rarities by British rock band The Who released by Track Records in the UK and Track/MCA in the US in 1974.

Definition of odds and sods in the English dictionary

The definition of odds and sods in the dictionary is miscellaneous people or things.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ODDS AND SODS

odd-jobmen
odd-looking
odd-man rush
odd-pinnate
odd-sounding
oddball
Oddfellow
oddish
oddities
oddity
oddly
oddment
oddments
oddness
odds
odds and ends
odds-on
odds-on favourite
oddsmakers
oddsman

WORDS THAT END LIKE ODDS AND SODS

backwoods
consumer goods
deliver the goods
dry goods
durable goods
gods
goods
household goods
in the lap of the gods
leather goods
methods
Mods
neck of the woods
organization and methods
processed foods
rubber goods
small goods
the goods
white goods
woods

Synonyms and antonyms of odds and sods in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «odds and sods» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ODDS AND SODS

Find out the translation of odds and sods to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of odds and sods from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «odds and sods» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赔率和草皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

probabilidades y tepes
570 millions of speakers

English

odds and sods
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाधाओं और Sods
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصعاب و الحمقى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Шансы и дерны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

probabilidades e sods
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মতভেদ এবং sods
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les cotes et les mottes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peluang dan sod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleinkram
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オッズとのSOD
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

확률 및 SODS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rintangan lan sods
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỷ lệ cược và sods
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரண்பாடுகள் மற்றும் பருக்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शक्यता आणि नकोसा वाटणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oran ve tohumlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quote e zolle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kursy i sods
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Шанси і дерну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cote și sods
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποδόσεων και sods
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kans en sooie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

odds och sods
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

odds og sods
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of odds and sods

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ODDS AND SODS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ODDS AND SODS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about odds and sods

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ODDS AND SODS»

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Chart Patterns
ODDS AND SODS is a uniquely British expression similar to our American phrase of odds and ends.The following patterns don't lend themselves to easy categorization, so I am lumping a few odds and ends together in one chapter as a  ...
Bruce M. Kamich, 2010
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Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend
Odds and Sods was released in September in Britain134, the following month in the United States. The album did surprisingly well on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number 10 in the U.K., 15 in the U.S. “Far from exploiting a random set of ...
Mark Wilkerson, 2006
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Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the ...
Odds and sods Items additional to the main supply are 'odds' – things that are slightly in excess of a given number, or a surplus. The mysterious word 'sods' usually means lumps of turf or soil, but it has a side meaning of something useless ...
Max Cryer, 2012
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Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Acadians at Grand PrŽ and Their ...
The inner fill of odds and sods has a bit of artistic licence, for there would have been no gaps of any kind in the packed core of the dyke. At the base of the dyke are stacked outer rows and inner tiers of brick-like construction. This is sometimes ...
J. Sherman Bleakney, 2004
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Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the WHO ...
WEDNESDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER Back in Los Angeles, Keith videotaped two American television commercials to promote the Odds and Sods album and conveniently, his forthcoming single, "Don't Worry Baby." For the first, in a Wild West setting ...
Andrew Neill, Matthew Kent, 2009
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The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998
U.K./U.S.: Odds and Sods. CD: Odds and Sods. N: Stereo (3.30). First released in 1974. Also released as a single A side in U.S. (MCA 40330), November 1974. Praying the Game (demo) R: Pete Townshend's home studio, London, 1976- 1978 ...
John Atkins, 2000
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Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport
... on betting that year.2 On average, the gambling machines reaped a profit of £ 900 per week, driving bookmakers to bypass restrictions (four per shop) by opening. 3. Odds. and. Sods: Sport. and. Gambling. Odds and Sods: Sport and Gambling.
Rob Steen, 2014
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
... vogelima □ 771^ papershop window is a litter of odds-and-bobs ; if the light is kept on at nights the children make it a meeting place. □ So I was a breadwinner when I was nine. I did odds and sods to get things by any means. odds ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
G.F. Newman, sir, YOU Bastard, 1970 odds and sods noun bits and pieces UK, 1935 Now used as a variant of conventional 'odds and ends'; originally military slang for 'miscellaneous men or duties'. • We can occasionally knock out a few ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Statistical Issues in Drug Development
... (if quoted in the order not winning to winning) is clearly 6 to 1. The Bayesian Solution to the Example 45 4.4 THE BAYESIAN 44 Probability, Bayes, P-values, Tests of Hypotheses and Confidence Intervals 4.2 An example 4.3 Odds and sods.
Stephen S. Senn, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ODDS AND SODS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term odds and sods is used in the context of the following news items.
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Capaldi: My Roman Alter-ego May Appear Again in Series 9
I'm sure Moffat will make something pretty neat out of it as usual as he is rather good at sorting out RTD's odds and sods and plot holes. «Doctor Who TV, Jul 15»
2
Jarrow company which once made Spitfire parts is set to close
The workers have been doing odds and sods of work recently, but no whole components, and they could see the writing was on the wall. «Shields Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Valuing jewellery: cash in your gold and silver
Decluttering creates welcome space in your house, and a sense of satisfaction in your mind. I had been bothered about all the odds and sods ... «Homes and Property, Jul 15»
4
Perth kids get hands on at colourful Mister Maker show
... craft guru and forged an international following through his creative and imaginative ability to use everyday items and odds and sods for craft. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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When B-Sides Are Best: 10 Great Classic Rock Rarities Albums
Let's look back, then, on ten of the greatest “odds and sods” albums by classic rock artists that will, no doubt, necessarily include the Who's ... «VH1.com, Jul 15»
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Collecting - The Clark Nova Express: Horror Fanzines, the Mimeo …
A skeleton in King's closet later exposed to the light of day in the odds and sods collection, Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Not surprisingly, horror zine publishers ... «ILAB, Jul 15»
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Real change needed in water plan
... watershed that reaches us via creeks flowing through cow pastures, dog parks, farm fields and other assorted odds and sods that do not add ... «Vernon Morning Star, Jul 15»
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Lost luggage tag found - more than 101 years later
"There's quite a few odds and sods like door latches, door handles, pieces of fire place and stuff like that but it's not identifiable. "This is the one ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
9
Weddings, tears and me
... statement from the parish priest that both have been attending over the past months; and numerous other odds and sods, have to be in place. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
10
Low profits spark investment tweaking
Farmers might have ended up with odds and sods of land, equipment and facilities and be earning less return on their assets than they could ... «Western Producer, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Odds and sods [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/odds-and-sods>. May 2024 ».
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