Word: mothballed
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: moth
balled
Definition: Kept in good condition for possible future use.
Morphemes:
Affix: moth
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
Affix: ball
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A very enjoyable time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bal
Language: fr
Decoded: bal
PoS: Noun
Meaning: dance party, ball
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.