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- DictionaryMoth·ball/ˈmôTHˌbôl/
noun
- 1. a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put among stored clothes to keep away moths.
verb
- 1. store (clothes) among or in mothballs.
The meaning of MOTHBALL is a ball made formerly of camphor but now often of naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene and used to keep moths from clothing. How to use mothball in a sentence.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈmɒθ.bɔːl / us / ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl /. to stop work on an idea, plan, or job, but leaving it in such a way that you can start on it again at some point in the future: Six coal mines were mothballed in the hope that they could be reopened in a time of better economic conditions.
Mothball definition: a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.. See examples of MOTHBALL used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl / uk / ˈmɒθ.bɔːl /. to stop work on an idea, plan, or job, but leaving it in such a way that you can start on it again at some point in the future: Six coal mines were mothballed in the hope that they could be reopened in a time of better economic conditions.
Mothballs are small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant, sometimes used when storing clothing and other materials susceptible to damage from silverfish, mold or moth larvae (especially clothes moths like Tineola bisselliella).
n. 1. A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths. 2. mothballs. a. A condition of long storage for possible future use: put the battleship into mothballs. b. A condition of being set aside or discarded: have put the plan into mothballs.
A mothball is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away.
Definitions of mothball. noun. a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing. synonyms: camphor ball.
6 days ago · mothball (plural mothballs) (usually in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.
Mothball definition: A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths.
