mothball
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/noun
उच्चारण मॉथ्बॉल
नेफ़थलीन की गोली, कपड़ों में रखने की गोली
Core word
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[C]
a small white ball made of a chemical with a strong smell, used for keeping moths away from clothes
नेफ़थलीन की गोली, कपड़ों में रखने की गोली
- Grandmother always packed her woollens with mothballs.
- The trunk smelt of mothballs.
- She put mothballs in the cupboard to protect the silk saris.
+ 2 more examples
- The smell of mothballs filled the old almirah.
- Keep mothballs away from small children.
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[T] ~ sth
to stop using a factory, plan or piece of equipment, while keeping it so that it could be used again in the future
(योजना, कारखाने आदि को) ठंडे बस्ते में डालना, फ़िलहाल बंद कर देना
- The project was mothballed after the funds ran out.
- Two of the old power plants have been mothballed.
- The company mothballed the plant during the recession.
+ 2 more examples
- The ship was mothballed for ten years.
- Plans for the new airport were mothballed for lack of money.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mothballs (usually plural noun)
As a noun, mothball is mostly used in the plural for the small balls of chemical kept with clothes to keep away moths.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'mothball' प्रायः बहुवचन में आता है; ये रसायन की छोटी गोलियाँ हैं जो कपड़ों में पतंगों से बचाव के लिए रखी जाती हैं।
- Put some mothballs in the trunk.
- The cupboard smelled of mothballs.
mothball + something (verb, put aside)
As a transitive verb, mothball means to stop using a factory, ship or plan but keep it ready so it could be used again.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में 'mothball' का अर्थ किसी कारखाने, जहाज़ या योजना का उपयोग बंद करना है, पर उसे इस प्रकार रखना कि दोबारा काम आ सके।
- The company mothballed the plant during the recession.
- The government mothballed the project for lack of funds.
be in mothballs / put in mothballs
In mothballs means stored and not in use. The phrase is common for equipment, plans and ships.
'In mothballs' का अर्थ रखा हुआ और उपयोग में न होना है। यह वाक्यांश उपकरणों, योजनाओं और जहाज़ों के लिए आम है।
- The old plan is in mothballs.
- The ship was put in mothballs after the war.
mothballed (past participle as adjective)
The participle mothballed describes something stored but not scrapped: a mothballed factory.
Participle 'mothballed' ऐसी चीज़ को बताता है जो रखी गई है पर नष्ट नहीं की गई: a mothballed factory।
- A mothballed power station stood beside the river.
- The mothballed fleet may be sold.
+Collocations 5
verb + mothballs
addkeepusesmell ofsprinkle
- Grandmother sprinkles mothballs in every trunk.
mothball + object (verb)
a planta shipa projecta schemea factory
- The authorities mothballed the old airport.
preposition + mothballs
in mothballsout of mothballsput in mothballstake out of mothballs
- The scheme was taken out of mothballs last year.
mothball + noun
smellboxodourpacket
- A strong mothball smell came from the trunk.
verb + in mothballs
keepleaveputstore
- The old tractor was left in mothballs for ten years.
“More examples 7
- The woollen blankets smell of mothballs after the long summer.
लंबी गर्मियों के बाद ऊनी कंबलों में नैफ़थलीन की गंध आती है।
- The government decided to mothball the old steel plant.
सरकार ने पुराने इस्पात संयंत्र को बंद करके सुरक्षित रखने का निर्णय लिया।
- Radhika's grandmother keeps mothballs in her wooden almirah.
राधिका की दादी अपनी लकड़ी की अलमारी में नैफ़थलीन की गोलियाँ रखती हैं।
- Many warships were kept in mothballs after the war ended.
युद्ध समाप्त होने के बाद कई युद्धपोत सुरक्षित रखकर बंद कर दिए गए।
- The football club mothballed its plans for a new stadium.
फुटबॉल क्लब ने नए स्टेडियम की योजना को फिलहाल रोक दिया।
- A few mothballs scattered in the drawer kept the silk sarees safe for years.
दराज़ में बिखरी कुछ नैफ़थलीन की गोलियों ने रेशमी साड़ियों को वर्षों तक सुरक्षित रखा।
- The new director took the idea out of mothballs and put it to work.
नए निदेशक ने उस विचार को पुराने बक्से से निकालकर काम में लगा दिया।
¶Idioms 1
in mothballs
stored and not being used, but kept in case it is needed in the future
ठंडे बस्ते में, फ़िलहाल बंद पड़ा हुआ
- The old ship has been in mothballs for ten years.
- The plan was put in mothballs after the election.