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mothball

[ US /ˈmɔθˌbɔɫ/ ]
[ UK /mˈɒθbɔːl/ ]
VERB
  1. put into long-term storage
NOUN
  1. a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing

How To Use mothball In A Sentence

  • With all the warm woollies tucked away in your wardrobe along with mothballs for company, it is time you get yourself a brand new wardrobe.
  • Staff have begun moving the remaining animals out of its zoo and mothballing the fairground.
  • The plant was mothballed in February last year with the loss of 1,000 jobs. The Sun
  • Avoid using electronic repellent devices, mothballs or other unregistered products.
  • Linda M. Hall and colleagues analyzed labels on mothballs and other products that contain a chemical called para-dichlorobenzene (pDCB). Medlogs - Recent stories
  • And they have reactivated a mothballed nuclear reactor that can produce weapons-grade plutonium.
  • I can assure you that none of my carpetbags have mothballs in them.
  • Although expected, the stench of mothballs nearly knocked us all senseless as we entered the small, stuffy hall which only grew smaller as we all piled in with our bags.
  • When world demand rose, packaging companies would recommission mothballed plants, flooding the market with excess supply.
  • Other technology companies have also mothballed their plans to float stock.
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