[
US
/ˈmɔθˌbɔɫ/
]
[ UK /mˈɒθbɔːl/ ]
[ UK /mˈɒθbɔːl/ ]
VERB
- put into long-term storage
NOUN
- 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.