English to Yoruba Meaning of mothball - mothball

Mothball :

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Definitions of mothball in English

Noun(1) a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
Verb(1) put into long-term storage

Examples of mothball in English

(1) Along with a cancellation of the Shuttle NASA should mothball the space station.(2) There have even been rumours that the bank may mothball the plans out of spite alone.(3) it would cost the company a lot of money just to mothball the mine(4) Factories have been closed and department stores mothballed as confidence in making major purchases has fallen.(5) Other technology companies have also mothballed their plans to float stock.(6) He left muttering something about mothballing the suit until next year.(7) Could it be that the Navy, like its American cousins, is so anxious to get rid of at least a dozen mothballed warships that it will give them away?(8) When temperatures plunge to 15°C, São Paulo's citizens generally shiver and reach for their mothballed woollens.(9) The US Navy decommissioned them in the late 1990s and mothballed them.(10) There has been a concerted effort to match supply to demand, with plants being mothballed and mines on temporary shutdown.(11) When world demand rose, packaging companies would recommission mothballed plants, flooding the market with excess supply.(12) Avoid using electronic repellent devices, mothballs or other unregistered products.(13) Recently a Baptist minister in San Francisco suggested that a mothballed Navy ship could be refurbished to serve as shelter for that city's thousands of homeless people.(14) ‘Six more packets of mothballs please,’ she said, prompting this reply from a surprised assistant: ‘You must have a lot of moths.’(15) As a result, vital projects will be mothballed .(16) You can almost smell the mothballs on their costumes.

Related Phrases of mothball

(1) moth ball ::

kòkoro rogodo

Related Phrases of mothball

(1) moth ball ::

kòkoro rogodo

Synonyms

Noun

1. camphor ball ::

camphor rogodo

English to Yoruba Dictionary: mothball

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