What is another word for mothball?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɒθbɔːl], [ mˈɒθbɔːl], [ m_ˈɒ_θ_b_ɔː_l]
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Synonyms for Mothball:
n.
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- bomb,
- ddt,
- flypaper,
- fungicidal,
- fungicide,
- citronella,
- flyswatter,
- germicide,
- dip,
- camphor.
v.
• possession (verb) • preserve (verb)- perpetuate,
- can,
- cure,
- uphold,
- process,
- keep up,
- refrigerate,
- defend,
- safeguard,
- guard,
- retain,
- shelter,
- save,
- evaporate,
- secure,
- bottle,
- conserve,
- freeze,
- season,
- shield,
- sustain,
- mummify,
- put up,
- pickle.
- prorogue,
- sideline,
- hold up,
- scrub,
- slow up,
- waive,
- tie up,
- delay,
- hang up,
- put aside,
- hold off,
- hold over,
- put on back burner,
- pigeonhole,
- put off,
- prolong,
- dismiss.
- plant,
- hide,
- reserve,
- amass,
- lock away,
- put by,
- sock away,
- keep in reserve,
- stock,
- pack,
- bin,
- cumulate,
- treasure,
- warehouse,
- save for rainy day,
- cache,
- lay up,
- put away,
- put in storage,
- stockpile,
- hutch,
- park,
- accumulate,
- victual,
- bank,
- stash,
- garner,
- lay away,
- pack away,
- lock up,
- put,
- bury,
- hoard,
- hive,
- deposit,
- squirrel,
- roll up,
- salt away.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words: • preserve • shelve- Shelving,
- Proroguing,
- sidelined,
- laid aside,
- lays aside,
- slowed up,
- held over,
- putting on hold,
- prorogues,
- Prorogued.
- Victualed,
- Victualling,
- Hiving,
- Victualing,
- Warehoused,
- locked up,
- lays away,
- warehousing,
- locking up,
- locked away,
- Binning,
- Hived,
- packed away,
- Hutched,
- kept in reserve,
- Hutching,
- Binned.
- eyeball,
- circle,
- put on ice,
- suspend,
- sphere,
- circuit,
- bollock,
- hold,
- suppress,
- hydrocarbon,
- inhibit,
- repress,
- keep,
- orbit,
- disallow,
- postpone,
- relieve,
- subjugate,
- cycle,
- restrain,
- field,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- put on hold,
- pigeon-hole,
- domain,
- earth,
- naphthalene,
- stay,
- table,
- withhold,
- clod,
- strangle,
- lay aside,
- defer,
- creation,
- protect,
- curb,
- maintain,
- quell,
- world,
- humankind,
- hinder,
- egg.
How to use "Mothball" in context?
What is mothball?
Mothball is an effective antimicrobial agent which is used to preserve food and other objects. Mothballs are made of a mixture of volatile oil and resins. When mothballs are released in a closed, moist environment, the volatile oils and resins cause the mothballs to emits an unpleasant odor and a foggy substance which discourages moth populations. This antimicrobial agent has been used for centuries and is still in use today.
Homophones for Mothball:
- mediaeval, menotyphla, meadow vole, medieval, mindful, mindfully, mutable, mandevilla, modifiable, Metabola, mandibula, matabele, mad apple, meatball, mouthful, medfly, mandible.
Hyponym for Mothball:
v.
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possession
store.
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possession
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