catch-all

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

miscellaneous

VERB + CATCH-ALL

become, sink

CATCH-ALL + NOUN

encompasses, items, term, things

ADV.

quickly

noun

Any place or repository where things are placed indiscriminately or without careful thought.

If you're not careful, the entrance table will quickly become a catch-all for things that come in the door.

The category was a catch-all for items that were not filed elsewhere.

Ellipsis of catch-all term.

If you're not careful, the entrance table will quickly become a catch-all for things that come in the door.

Wiktionary

The category was a catch-all for items that were not filed elsewhere.

Wiktionary

Cancer is a catch-all term that encompasses a wide variety of diseases.

Wiktionary

Don't use the sink as a catch-all for miscellaneous items.

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