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starch

The word “starch” has 1 syllable: starch

It's pronounced as /stɑːrtʃ/

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In the thesaurus, “starch” has 70 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for starch along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for starch

Antonyms for starch

Meanings of starch

  • noun
    1. A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
    2. (nutrition) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
    3. A stiff, formal manner; formality.
    4. Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.
  • verb
    1. To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
  • adjective
    1. Stiff; precise; rigid.

Example Sentences

  • Potatoes are a common source of starch.
  • The scientist tested the leaf for the presence of starch.
  • Corn is often processed to produce starch for food products.
  • Too much starch in your diet can affect digestion.
  • The tailor used starch to stiffen the collar of the shirt.

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