Associations to the word «Mothball»
Noun
- Shipyard
- Fleet
- Naval
- Navy
- Maintenance
- Storage
- Ship
- Distillery
- Facility
- Defense
- Vessel
- Flake
- Authorization
- Smell
- Battleship
- Antrim
- Odor
- Mint
- Pesticide
- Refinery
- Napier
- Markham
- Spaceship
- M1
- Quarry
- Freight
- Status
- Lea
- Ingredient
- Seymour
- Iowa
- Reactor
- Pod
- Moth
- Warship
- Shuttle
- Destroyer
- Depot
- Skeleton
- Junction
- Bag
- Rail
- Divide
- Plant
- Dust
- Vale
- Closure
- Clothes
- Carrier
- Oil
- Traffic
- Line
- Raf
- Station
- Suit
- Aircraft
- Train
- Put
- Completion
- Jersey
- Robot
- Railway
- Gas
- Unit
- Opening
- Mill
- Chile
Adjective
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Wiktionary
MOTHBALL, 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.
MOTHBALL, verb. (transitive) to store or shelve (something that is no longer used)
MOTHBALL, verb. (transitive) to stop using something, but keep in good condition
Dictionary definition
MOTHBALL, noun. A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing.
MOTHBALL, verb. Put into long-term storage.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.