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The answer MOTHBALL has 25 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of mothball in various dictionaries:
noun - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
verb - put into long-term storage
A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths.
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| To put something into long-term storage, perhaps with small spheres of naphthalene |
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| a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing |
| put into long-term storage |
| Store (clothes) with mothballs. |
| A small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored garments to keep away clothes moths. |
| Stop using (a piece of equipment or a building) but keep it in good condition so that it can readily be used again. |
| a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored garments to keep away clothes moths. |
| store (clothes) with mothballs. |
| stop using (a piece of equipment or a building) but keep it in good condition so that it can readily be used again. |
| a small, white ball containing a chemical with a strong smell that keeps moths away from clothes |
| to stop work on an idea, plan, or job, but leaving it in such a way that you can start on it again at some point in the future: |
| Mothball might refer to |
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| Mothballs are small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant, sometimes used when storing clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae (especially clothes moths like Tineola bisselliella). Use of mothballs when clothing is stored out-of-season has given rise to the colloquial usage of the terms "mothballed" and "put into mothballs", to refer to anything which is put into storage or whose operation is suspended.* |