mothballnoun
uk/ˈmɒθ.bɔːl/us/ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl/a small, white ball containing a chemical with a strong smell that keeps moths away from clothes
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Chemistry: types of chemical
- acid salt
- alkali
- alkali metal
- alkyl
- alkyne
- anhydrous
- buffer
- hydrate
- hydro-
- hydrocarbon
- insoluble
- oxide
- petrochemical
- polymer
- stain
- stearic acid
- strong acid
- strong base
- weak acid
- weak base
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Clothing - general words
mothballverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmɒθ.bɔːl/us/ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl/to stop work on an idea, plan, or job, but leaving it in such a way that you can start on it again at some point in the future:
Six coal mines were mothballed in the hope that they could be reopened in a time of better economic conditions.
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Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- be on ice idiom
- bugger
- bugger about
- bugger sb about
- carry
- hold
- hold sb over
- hold sb/sth back
- hold sb/sth up
- hold up
- ice
- kick
- push
- retard
- retardation
- set sth/sb back
- shelve
- sit
- sit on sth
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Cancelling and interrupting