Mothball
Word | MOTHBALL |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | moth ball |
Pronunciations | /mɒθbɔːl/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Mothball"
What do we mean by mothball?
A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths. noun
A condition of long storage for possible future use. noun
A condition of being set aside or discarded. noun
To remove (a ship, for example) from active service or use and put into protective storage. transitive verb
To defer indefinitely; shelve. transitive verb
To put into long-term storage. transitive verb
A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing. noun
A small ball of chemical pesticide 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; mothballs have either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene as their active ingredient. noun
To store or shelve (something that is no longer used) verb
Put into long-term storage verb
A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing noun
(usually in 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.
To put into storage. Usually long term. Urban Dictionary
An older gentlemen that carries the scent derived from the combination of wrinkled, perspiring testicles and moth balls that seemingly accumulates in his underwear/depends. Urban Dictionary
When you buy your girl a moth costume and make her wear it so you can tea bag her. After you finish, she eats all your clothes and flies away. Urban Dictionary
The big holes you get in the crotch of your briefs because they are so damn old but you still wear them anyways. Urban Dictionary
A girl who hangs around an ice hockey team, and goes from teammate to teammate, getting with anything with a stick and puck, and shes so dirty that she starts to smell like mothballs, and is hard to be around. Urban Dictionary
A term that trailer trash mothers use in conjunction with nappy-haired boys that wake them up after they've already passed out on the dumpster couch. Urban Dictionary
A girl who thinks she's cool but actually lives in Pasadena... Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Mothball
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