Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demothball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-moth-ball
IPA
18
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 de- + mothball.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

demothballs (present, singular) demothballing (participle, present) demothballed (participle, past) demothballed (past)

Synonyms

unmothball

Questions

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

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