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   mothball

   /ˈmɒθbɔːl/

   noun

   • 1. a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored garments to keep away clothes moths.

   verb

   • 1. store (clothes) with mothballs.
   • 2. stop using (a piece of equipment or a building) but keep it in good condition so that it can readily be used again: "it would cost the company a lot of money just to mothball the mine"
   • ▪ cancel or postpone work on (a plan or project): "plans to invest in four superstores have been mothballed"

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

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