Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmothball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-moth-ball
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restore (a mothballed project or equipment) to active use.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From un- + mothball.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unmothballs (present, singular) unmothballing (participle, present) unmothballed (participle, past) unmothballed (past)

Synonyms

demothball

Questions

What does unmothball mean?
To restore (a mothballed project or equipment) to active use.
Where does unmothball come from?
From un- + mothball.

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