10 Letter Words for Mothballed
demothball, mothballed
8 Letter Words for Mothballed
balloted, bolthead, hallmote, holdable, moldable, mothball, thallome
7 Letter Words for Mothballed
aldehol, aldomet, alloted, balldom, ballote, bellota, bloated, botella, domable, hadbote, hambled, hollaed, loathed, lobated, oblated
6 Letter Words for Mothballed
albedo, ambled, athold, balled, ballet, ballot, balmed, bamoth, batell, bathed, bedlam, bedolt, behold, beldam, beloam, bemoat, bemolt, blahed, blamed, boated, boatel, bolled, bolted, boltel, dablet, daleth, deltal, doable, emball, hadbot, hallot, haloed, halted, hamble, hamelt, hamlet, heloma, hotbed, lambed, lamedh, lathed, lethal, loamed, loathe, lobate, malled, mallet, malted, maltol, mellah, metall, method, methol, moated, mobled, mollah, molted, mothed, oathed, oblate, ollamh, tabled, tholed, tolled, tombal, tombed
5 Letter Words for Mothballed
abdom, abled, ablet, abmho, abode, abohm, abote, adlet, adobe, ahold, aholt, aldol, alhet, allod, allot, almeh, aloed, amble, amlet, amole, atelo, athel, atole, atoll, bahoe, baled, ballo, bated, batel, bathe, beath, bedot, belah, belam, belat, bello, bemad, bemat, bemol, blade, blame, blate, bleat, bloat, blote, bodle, boehm, bohea, bohme, boled, botel, dalet, dalle, dealt, death, debat, della, delta, demal, demob, demot, deota, dhole, dholl, dobla, doeth, dolma, domal, domba, dotal, ethal, habet, hable, haled, halte, hamed, hamel, haole, hated, hatel, heald, hello, helot, hemad, hemal, hemol, hoaed, holed, holla, holme, homed, hotel, label, ladle, lamed, lamel, lated, lathe, leath, ledol, loath, lobal, lobed, lomed, lomta, lotah, mahoe, maleo, malto, mated, mathe, matlo, meath, medal, melba, metad, metal, metho, metol, mobed, moble, modal, model, mohel, molal, molet, molla, molle, moted, motel, obeah, oblat, odell, omlah, tabel, table, taled, tambo, tamed, thema, theol, thole, todea, toled, tombe
4 Letter Words for Mothballed
abed, abel, abet, able, adet, ahed, ahem, albe, aldm, alem, allo, alme, alod, aloe, alto, ambe, ambo, amdt, amel, ated, atle, atmo, atom, bade, baho, baht, bald, bale, ball, balm, bate, bath, bdle, bead, beal, beam, beat, bela, beld, bell, belt, bema, beta, beth, bhat, bhel, blad, blae, blah, blam, blat, blea, bled, bleo, blet, blot, boat, bode, bola, bold, bole, boll, bolt, boma, bota, bote, both, dahl, dale, dalo, dalt, dame, date, dato, deal, debt, dell, delt, demo, dhal, dhol, doab, doat, dobe, dobl, doha, dola, dole, doll, dolt, dome, dote, doth, eath, edam, elod, emda, hade, hale, hall, halm, halo, halt, hame, hate, head, heal, heat, hela, held, hell, helm, helo, heml, hoed, hola, hold, hole, holl, holm, holt, home, hote, htel, html, lade, laet, lalo, lamb, lame, late, lath, lead, leal, leam, leat, leda, leto, load, loam, lobe, lode, loed, loma, lome, lota, lote, mabe, made, mado, maed, male, mall, malo, malt, mate, math, mead, meal, meat, mela, meld, mell, melt, meta, meth, moat, mode, moed, moet, moha, mola, mold, mole, moll, molt, mota, mote, moth, oath, obdt, odah, odal, odea, odel, ohed, olam, olea, olla, tade, taed, tael, tald, tale, tall, tame, tead, teal, team, tela, teld, tell, thae, thea, theb, thed, them, thob, toad, tobe, toda, tode, toea, toed, tola, told, tole, toll, tomb, tome
3 Letter Words for Mothballed
abd, abl, abm, abo, abt, ade, adh, adm, ado, aho, alb, ald, ale, all, alo, alt, amb, ame, amt, aob, ate, atm, bad, bae, bah, bal, bam, bat, bde, bdl, bed, bel, bet, bhd, bld, blo, blt, boa, bod, boe, boh, bol, bom, bot, btl, dab, dae, dah, dal, dam, dao, dat, dbl, dea, deb, del, dem, det, dha, dle, doa, dob, doe, dol, dom, dot, ead, eam, eat, edh, edo, ela, elb, eld, ell, elm, elt, emo, eom, eta, eth, hab, had, hae, ham, hao, hat, hdl, hed, hel, hem, heo, het, hld, hmo, hoa, hob, hod, hoe, hol, hom, hot, lab, lad, lah, lam, lao, lat, ldl, lea, led, lem, leo, let, lhb, lhd, llb, lld, llm, loa, lob, lod, loe, lot, ltd, ltm, mab, mad, mae, mal, mao, mat, mba, mbd, mea, med, meh, mel, met, mho, moa, mob, mod, moe, mol, mot, mtd, oad, oam, oat, oba, obe, obl, oda, ode, ohm, ola, old, ole, olm, omb, tab, tad, tal, tam, tao, tea, ted, tel, tem, tha, thb, thd, the, thm, tho, tlo, tmh, toa, tob, tod, toe, tol, tom
Definitions for Mothballed
[1] a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
[2] to put into storage or reserve; inactivate.
[3] inactive; unused; stored away: a mothball fleet.
[4] in mothballs , in disuse or in storage, especially with reference to standby equipment. (of ideas) dismissed as unworthy of further deliberation.
[5] Also called: camphor ball a small ball of camphor or naphthalene used to repel clothes moths in stored clothing, blankets, etc
[6] put in mothballs to postpone work on (a project, activity, etc)
[7] to prepare (a ship, aircraft, etc) for a long period of storage by sealing all openings with plastic to prevent corrosion
[8] to take (a factory, plant, etc) out of operation but maintain it so that it can be used in the future
[9] to postpone work on (a project, activity, etc)
Words related to Mothballed
mothballdormant, unused, immobile, jobless, unemployed, inoperative, passive, idle, static, sedentary, sluggish, dull, perpetuate, protect, save, secure, uphold, defend, freeze, keep
Words nearby Mothballed
mothballmoth, moth bean, moth mullein, moth orchid, moth-eaten, mothball, mothballs, mother, mother carey's chicken, mother cell, mother church
Origin of Mothballed
First recorded in 1905–10; moth + ball1
Synonyms for Mothballed
dormant, dull, idle, immobile, inoperative, jobless, passive, sedentary, sluggish, static, unemployed, unused, abeyant, asleep, blah, disengaged, do-nothing, down, draggy, in holding pattern, indolent, latent, lax, lethargic, limp, low-key, motionless, on hold, ossified, out of action, out of commission, out of service, out of work, quiescent, quiet, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, somnolent, stable, still, torpid, unoccupied
