English dictionary: words starting with odds

plural noun

The ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way.

Usage examples:

Nicer is starting at odds of 8-1

noun

The odds of something happening are how probable it is that it will happen

Usage examples:

The odds are against sth at the moment it seems the odds are against a deal., the odds are on sth/i…

idiom

A motley assortment of things

plural noun

Miscellaneous articles or remnants.

Usage examples:

We bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends

plural noun

Various items of different types, usually small and unimportant or of little value

Usage examples:

We’ve moved most of the furniture to the new house, but there are still a few odds and ends to brin…

adjective

Thought most likely to happen, succeed, or do a particular thing

Usage examples:

Odds-on to do sth he is odds-on to serve another term as president of the commission., odds-on for …

noun

A temporary cope, usually made of sand, plaster of paris, etc., in which part of a pattern is bedded while the final mould is made of the upper, exposed portion.