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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The word "mothball" in example sentences

"The so-called mothball option is not leadership - I think it kicks the can down the road," he said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I would caveat my comment on Savage 99 value by stating that if it is in very good condition or like new, I would definitely "mothball" it for the value aspect. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tesco said Tuesday that in November it would "mothball" 13 stores in those areas — six in Nevada, six in Arizona, and one in inland California — by boarding them up or subletting them, with a plan to reopen them in four to five years once the economy there recovers. ❋ Paul Sonne (2010)

From a system of around 125 parks, that would have put about a third into "mothball," or low maintenance state, greatly reducing the number of places that Washingtonians could go to escape the stress of the world of people and to capture the peace of the world of nature. ❋ Unknown (2009)

St Germans 'mothball' fears over dwindling followers ❋ Unknown (2010)

The company said it plans to "mothball" 13 Fresh & Easy stores - six in Nevada, six in ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 1978, the Lane Victory was placed in the Maritime Administration's reserve or "mothball" fleet in Suisun Bay in the San Francisco Bay area and 10 years later was acquired by the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There's now speculation that Sitt's intention may be to "mothball" the boardwalk until the city meets his demands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The county also may have to "mothball" certain library branches until they come out of this budget crunch, she said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Anger at plan to 'mothball' Cumbria university campus ❋ Unknown (2009)

Also in Asia the company has also been affected by falling xylitol sales; this prompted the decision to 'mothball' its production site in China. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Similarly, owners can't easily or quickly 'mothball' their ships so any decrease in demand leads to an immediate decrease in price. ❋ Unknown (2009)

LONDON: Tatas-owned steel maker Corus announced on Friday that the company has started consultations that may force it to 'mothball' its Teesside Cast Products plant in north-east England after a consortium of four international slab buyers suddenly cancelled a 10-year contract to buy almost 78\% of Teesside's output. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The University of Cumbria intends to 'mothball' its Ambleside campus from September. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Corus bosses said they were forced to "mothball" a plant employing 1,920 because foreign companies had withdrawn from a contract to place orders until at least 2014. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Looming in the background of the current shutdown and lack of isotopes, the decision by Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. in May of '08 to "mothball" the new Maple units next to the old Chalk River NRU facility that has been the prime source of isotope production. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[The car] has been mothballed for [the last] [20 years]. ❋ MobsterOO7 (2009)

This old due is [a straight up] Mothballer of [geriatric] proportions! I can smell his [prunes] ❋ Mr. Fuss-Alot (2011)

There are two types of people in this world. [Butterflies] and [filthy] [mothball] people. ❋ Dopehorse (2017)

[Dude] [I can] see your [mothballs]. ❋ OutWithTheNewStuckWithTheOld (2019)

"Hey dude, you [got with] mothballs last night, [hows] [my dick] taste?" ❋ Smacky Bottoms (2006)

"[MOTHBALL SHIT]...you [woke] me up!" ❋ Selah (2007)

"This Club [Element] used to [be cool] until they started [letting] in too many Mothballs Clothing!" ❋ AndreiLeonardo (2007)

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