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MOTHBALL

Pronunciation (US):

• MOTHBALL (noun)
The noun MOTHBALL has 1 sense:

1. a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing

Familiarity information: MOTHBALL used as a noun is very rare.

• MOTHBALL (verb)
The verb MOTHBALL has 1 sense:

1. put into long-term storage

Familiarity information: MOTHBALL used as a verb is very rare.

• MOTHBALL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

camphor ball; mothball

Hypernyms ("mothball" is a kind of...):

ball; globe; orb (an object with a spherical shape)

Meronyms (substance of "mothball"):

camphor (a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment)

naphthalene (a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs)

• MOTHBALL (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Put into long-term storage

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "mothball" is one way to...):

store (find a place for and put away for storage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They mothball the cape

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