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| bazaar |
a sale of miscellaneous items for the purpose of raising funds for an organization or charity. [1/3 definitions] |
| beachcomber |
a person who lives by finding and selling miscellaneous items that wash ashore or are discarded there. [1/2 definitions] |
| bric-a-brac |
small miscellaneous decorative objects of value as antiques or curiosities. |
| grab bag |
any miscellaneous group or collection of articles. [1/2 definitions] |
| job lot |
a quantity of miscellaneous items, often of inferior quality. [1/2 definitions] |
| misc. |
abbreviation of "miscellaneous" or "miscellany." |
| odds and ends |
miscellaneous items; bits and pieces; scraps. |
| olio |
any miscellaneous collection of elements, esp. of music, stage entertainment, writing, or food; potpourri. |
| omnium-gatherum |
a miscellaneous collection; miscellany. |
| potpourri |
a collection or combination of miscellaneous, unrelated elements or objects. [1/3 definitions] |
| promiscuous |
composed of a diverse and miscellaneous mixture of parts or elements. [1/3 definitions] |
| ragbag |
a miscellaneous or motley collection; gathering of odds and ends. [1/2 definitions] |
| ragman |
a man who buys and sells rags and other miscellaneous items and scraps. |
| rummage |
a collection of miscellaneous, usu. used, articles; odds and ends. [1/5 definitions] |
| rummage sale |
a sale of miscellaneous new or used articles, usu. donated to raise funds for a charity, service organization, or the like. |
| slush fund |
money raised for an undesignated purpose, as by office employees for miscellaneous expenses, or a fund that is used for illicit purposes, such as bribery. [1/2 definitions] |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
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