1.
[syn: mothball, camphor ball]
VERB (1)
1. put into long-term storage;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mothball \moth"ball`\ n.
A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths
away from stored clothing.
Syn: camphor ball.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mothball \moth"ball`\ v. t.
To put into long-term storage; as, to mothball the
battleships not needed after the war.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mothball
n 1: a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths
away from stored clothing [syn: mothball, camphor ball]
v 1: put into long-term storage