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most (pron)
most importantly (adv)
most prized possession (n)
most probably (adv)
mostly (adv)
mote (n)
moth (types of)
moth-eaten (adj)
mothball (v)
mother (n)
mother (v)
mother country (n)
Mother Nature (n)
motherhood (n)
motherland (n)
motherly (adj)
motif (n)
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mothball (v)
Synonyms: postpone, delay, put on the back burner, put aside, put on ice, defer, put off, suspend, table
Synonyms: shut up, pack away, decommission, put into storage, put out of commission

Antonym: open up
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