You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
mothball, camphor ball
(noun) a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
mothball
(verb) put into long-term storage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mothball (plural mothballs)
(usually, in plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.
mothball (third-person singular simple present mothballs, present participle mothballing, simple past and past participle mothballed)
(transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used.
Synonyms: store, shelve, set aside, defer
(transitive, figuratively) To stop using (something), but keep it in good condition.
• demothball
• unmothball
Source: Wiktionary
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.