mothball

moth·ball  (môthbôl, mth-)

n.

1. A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths.

2. mothballs

a. A condition of long storage for possible future use: put the battleship into mothballs.

b. A condition of being set aside or discarded: have put the plan into mothballs.

tr.v. moth·balled, moth·ball·ing, moth·balls

1. To remove (a ship, for example) from active service or use and put into protective storage.

2. To defer indefinitely; shelve: mothball a project.

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mothball

Noun

1. a small ball of camphor or naphthalene placed in stored clothing to repel clothes moths

2. put in mothballs to postpone work on

Verb

1. to take something out of operation but maintain it for future use

2. to postpone work on

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing camphor ball globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" camphor - a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment naphthalene - a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
Verb	1.	mothball - put into long-term storage store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"

Translations

mothball [ˈmɔθbɔːl] n → bola de naftalina

mothball [ˈmɔθbɔːl] n → boule f de naphtaline

mothball [ˈmɔθbɔːl] moth n → Mottenkugel f

mothball [ˈmɔθbɔːl] n → pallina di naftalina