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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing;
[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