mothball

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Noun mothball has 1 sense

mothball, camphor ball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
--₁ is a kind of ball, globe, orb
--₁ has substances: camphor; naphthalene
Derived form: verb mothball₁

Verb mothball has 1 sense

mothball - put into long-term storage
--₁ is one way to store

Derived form: noun mothball₁
Sample sentence:
They mothball the cape

moth-resistant moth moth bean moth bin moth miller moth mullein moth orchid moth plant mothball mothballed mothballing mother-daughter mother-in-law mother-in-law plant mother-in-law s tongue mother-naked mother-of-five

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