mothball
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
mothballs
plural
mothballs
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOTHBALL
1
[count]
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a small ball that contains a strong-smelling chemical and that is used to keep moths away from stored clothing
2
mothballs
[plural]
— used in phrases like in/into mothballs and out of mothballs to describe something that is stored without being used for a long time
— sometimes used to describe a person (such as a performer) who has not been seen for a long time
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Many ships in the navy's fleet were put in mothballs after the war.
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a computer system that has gone into mothballs
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The old ship is being taken out of mothballs.
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an old comedian who is being brought out of mothballs to star in a new television show
2
mothball
/ˈmɑːθˌbɑːl/
verb
mothballs;
mothballed;
mothballing
2
mothball
/ˈmɑːθˌbɑːl/
verb
mothballs;
mothballed;
mothballing
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOTHBALL
[+ object]
:
to stop using (something) while keeping it to be possibly used in the future
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Many navy ships were mothballed after the war.
