What does mothball mean in crosswords?

mothball means: To put into storage or suspend for later use.

Which crossword clues can have mothball as the answer?

Possible clues for mothball include "Shelve for later", "Put into storage".

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Shelve for later"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɒθbɔːl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted abhllmotStarts with MEnds with L2 clues

1M2O3T4H5B6A7L8L

The noun is derived from moth + ball. The verb is derived from the noun.

“There were two carloads of equipments. Upon their return to the armory the blankets were shook and repacked with mothballs; […]”
“Me and Solly, as I now called him, prepared to shake off our moth-balls and wing our way against the arc-lights of the joyous and tuneful East.”
“They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.”

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01“Shelve for later”8 letters

02“Put into storage”8 letters

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