| NOUN | artifact | mothball, camphor ball | a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | possession | mothball | put into long-term storage |
| Sounds | mao'thbao.l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... | |
| Meaning | A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | camphor ball | |
| Broader | ball, globe, orb | An object with a spherical shape |
| Substances | camphor | A resin obtained from the camphor tree |
| naphthalene | A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs | |
| Spanish | bola de naftalina | |
| Catalan | bola de càmfora, bola de naftalina | |
| Verbs | mothball | put into long-term storage |
| Meaning | put into long-term storage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They mothball the cape | |
| Broader | store | Find a place for and put away for storage |
| Nouns | mothball | a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing |
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