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Meaning of
mothball
in English
mothball
us
//ˈmɑθbɔl//
uk
//ˈmɒθbɔːl//
#limited
Plural
mothballs
Definitions
Verb
to
store
unused
items
;
shelve
temporarily
The
company
will
mothball
the
unused
equipment
in
the
warehouse
.
to
stop
using
something
;
preserve
for
later
The
government
decided
to
mothball
the
project
due
to
lack
of
funding
.
Noun
chemical
balls
used
to
repel
moths
;
protect
clothing
To
protect
the
wool
sweaters
from
moths
,
she
used
mothballs
in
her
closet
.
Base Words
ball
moth
