STARCH

/stɑːtʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 11

Scrabble letter values: S1T1A1R1C3H4 = 11

Definition

  1. verb stiffen with starch.
  2. noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice. — synonyms: amylum
  3. noun a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering.

Examples

  • “starch clothes”
  • “an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles”
  • “She starched her blouses.”

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