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9 Letter Words for Mothballs

mothballs

8 Letter Words for Mothballs

mothball

7 Letter Words for Mothballs

ballots, maltols, mollahs, ollamhs, shallot

6 Letter Words for Mothballs

abmhos, abohms, absmho, absohm, allots, almost, atolls, ballot, bamoth, bathos, bloats, boshta, bostal, hallot, hollas, hostal, lotahs, maltol, matlos, mollah, mollas, oblast, ollamh, omlahs, sambol, shalom, shalot, slalom, smalto, stomal, thomas, tombal

5 Letter Words for Mothballs

abmho, abohm, aholt, allot, altos, ambos, ashot, atmos, atoll, atoms, bahts, ballo, balls, balms, basho, basto, baths, blahs, blams, blash, blast, blats, bloat, blots, boast, boats, bolas, bolls, bolts, bomas, botas, halls, halms, halos, halts, hoast, holla, holms, holts, hosta, lambs, laths, loams, loast, loath, lobal, lomas, lomta, lotah, lotas, malls, malto, malts, matlo, moats, molal, molas, molla, molls, molts, moths, oaths, oblat, ollas, omlah, sabot, salmo, salol, salto, sambo, shall, shalm, shalt, shoal, shoat, shola, slath, sloat, sloth, small, smalt, smolt, solah, somal, stall, stola, stoma, talls, tambo, tolas, tolls, tombs

4 Letter Words for Mothballs

abls, abos, albs, allo, alls, alms, also, alto, alts, ambo, amos, atmo, atom, baho, bahs, baht, ball, balm, bals, bams, bash, bast, bath, bats, bhat, blah, blam, blas, blat, blot, boas, boat, bohs, bola, boll, bolt, boma, bosh, bota, both, bots, hall, halm, halo, hals, halt, hams, hast, hats, hoas, hobs, hola, holl, holm, hols, holt, host, hots, html, labs, lahs, lalo, lamb, lams, laos, lash, last, lath, lats, loam, lobs, loma, losh, lost, lota, lots, mall, malo, mals, malt, mash, mast, math, mats, mhos, moas, moat, mobs, moha, mola, moll, mols, molt, mosh, most, mota, moth, mots, oast, oath, oats, obas, ohms, olam, olla, olms, osha, sall, salt, samh, shab, sham, shmo, shot, slab, slam, slat, slob, slot, soam, soba, sola, soma, soth, stab, stam, stoa, stob, tabs, tall, tams, taos, tash, thob, thos, tola, toll, tomb, toms, tosa, tosh

3 Letter Words for Mothballs

abl, abm, abo, abs, abt, aho, ahs, alb, all, alo, als, alt, amb, amt, aob, asb, ash, asl, ast, atm, bah, bal, bam, bas, bat, blo, bls, blt, boa, boh, bol, bom, bos, bot, bsh, btl, hab, ham, hao, has, hat, hmo, hoa, hob, hol, hom, hos, hot, hts, lab, lah, lam, lao, las, lat, lbs, lhb, llb, llm, loa, lob, los, lot, lst, ltm, mab, mal, mao, mas, mat, mba, mho, mls, moa, mob, mol, mos, mot, msb, msh, msl, mst, mts, oam, oas, oat, oba, obl, obs, ohm, ohs, ola, olm, omb, oms, sab, sah, sal, sam, sao, sat, sha, sho, sht, sla, slt, sma, sml, sob, sol, som, sot, sta, stm, tab, tal, tam, tao, tas, tbs, tha, thb, thm, tho, tlo, tmh, toa, tob, tol, tom, tos, tsh

Definitions for Mothballs

[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 Mothballs

mothballperpetuate, protect, save, secure, uphold, defend, freeze, keep, sustain, retain, safeguard, conserve, store, suspend, waive, prolong, hoard, hide, stash, accumulate

Words nearby Mothballs

mothballmoth, moth bean, moth mullein, moth orchid, moth-eaten, mothball, mothballs, mother, mother carey's chicken, mother cell, mother church

Origin of Mothballs

First recorded in 1905–10; moth + ball1

Synonyms for Mothballs

conserve, defend, freeze, keep, perpetuate, protect, retain, safeguard, save, secure, store, sustain, uphold, bottle, can, cure, evaporate, guard, mummify, pickle, process, refrigerate, season, shelter, shield, keep up, put up