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oddment
  1. Something left over, such as a piece of cloth; a remnant or offcut.
  2. Something unusual, an oddity.
  3. (dated) A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic verses, etc.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “I carefully inspected the kitchen cupboards and found an oddment of sugar left in the nearly empty jar.”
      “I stumbled upon an old dusty box in the attic and discovered a hidden oddment - an intricately carved wooden figurine from an ancient civilization.”
      “The museum currently has an exhibit devoted to an array of oddments collected from the world over.”
oddity
  1. An odd or strange thing or opinion.
  2. A strange person; an oddball.
  3. Strangeness.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “What Lenkiewicz brings to the party is an eye for the ramshackle oddity of family life.”
      “He was a queer sort of a chap, and although some laughed at him and considered him an oddity, there was a good deal more that believed him to be a born genius.”
      “Quite why the word remains something of an oddity in American English is unclear.”
oddball
odds
  1. plural of odd
  2. The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “What would you say are the odds that ancient aliens built the pyramids?”
      “Their caliber of players and dedication to training assured that the odds were with them.”
      “Betting exchanges allow bettors to accept wagers from other bettors at odds that the involved parties determine.”
oddness
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being odd.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being odd.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “For without a contrast model the world has no way to know or feel the oddness of its dependence on power for survival.”
      “The film's genuine oddness derives mostly from the presence and performance of Glover, eccentric actor extraordinaire.”
      “That Frank Lloyd Wright building, its quaint oddness and dated vision of the future now strike me as the perfect temple for the spirit of Marin.”
oddling
  1. One who is odd or eccentric; an oddball.
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oddship
  1. (humorous) oddity, often used as a form of address.
odd
  1. (mathematics) An odd number.
oddification
  1. (mathematics) Conversion to an "odd" form
oddments
  1. plural of oddment
  2. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “While cleaning out the attic, I discovered an assortment of oddments, such as broken toys and fragments of old photographs, that had fallen behind the storage boxes over the years.”
      “I found a box filled with oddments from my grandfather's attic—a collection of buttons, coins, and various trinkets.”
      “I devised these flowery egg cosies to use up oddments of yarn that I had dyed.”
oddlings
  1. plural of oddling
  2. (Britain, Yorkshire, dialect, archaic) The particulars, as leading to a certain outcome.
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oddballs
  1. plural of oddball
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Far more difficult is to curate a well-put together collection of modern folk-based oddballs, and Banhart's done a splendid job here.”
      “Burton also confessed he and Helena laugh off claims they are eccentric oddballs.”
      “It's a party comprised of anarchists, absurdists, activists, practical jokers, perverts, weirdos, maniacs, oddballs, and morons.”
oddships
  1. plural of oddship
oddnesses
oddities
  1. plural of oddity
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Menopause and a long postmenopausal life are evolutionary oddities that people and killer whales developed independently.”
      “But since we have already started to dissect the list of nominees, we will take a peak at other outrages and oddities.”
      “There are a few oddities, such as a Winter Caprese Salad, in which Mario uses plum tomatoes and fresh basil leaves.”
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