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
