Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mothball

1 sense of mothball

Sense 1
mothball, camphor ball -- (a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing)
       => ball, globe, orb -- (an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mothball

1 sense of mothball

Sense 1
mothball -- (put into long-term storage)
       => store -- (find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some")