Musing on how civilization came to be the way it is, Mr. Zaloom stands over a table spread with miscellaneous junk.

The twin beds were still in place, but most of the remaining space was taken up with piles of clothing, boxes, and miscellaneous junk.

"We found that it was mostly paper, assorted containers, some tires, miscellaneous junk," Mr. Groneman said.

On the way, you're likely to see a horse or two dragging a cartful of miscellaneous junk, or perhaps some sarcastic graffiti.

The closet was full of miscellaneous junk, but the hanging rail had a long line of suits and shirts still wrapped in the dry cleaner's plastic.

Plenty of miscellaneous junk stacked all around, but nothing of any great significance.

None of the miscellaneous junk readily visible inside the shed appeared to be worth anyone's effort to steal.

One was full of miscellaneous junk like paper packets of spare buttons from new garments and discarded pocket change.

Some pictures, miscellaneous junk, what looked like a gram of coke wrapped in tin foil snug in each wallet.

I stared at the great trunk with the miscellaneous junk carefully packed with tissue-paper and moth-balls.