CAMPHOR BALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does camphor ball mean? 

• CAMPHOR BALL (noun)
  The noun CAMPHOR BALL has 1 sense:

1. a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing

  Familiarity information: CAMPHOR BALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAMPHOR BALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

camphor ball; mothball

Hypernyms ("camphor ball" is a kind of...):

ball; globe; orb (an object with a spherical shape)

Meronyms (substance of "camphor ball"):

camphor (a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment)

naphthalene (a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs)