Word: mothballs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: moth
balls
Definition: Plural of mothball; a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
Morphemes:
Affix: moth
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hunt for moths.
Affix: ball
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An object, generally spherical, used for playing games in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bal
Language: fr
Decoded: bal
PoS: Noun
Meaning: dance party, ball
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).