Definition of starch - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
food substancewhite powder from plants used in food
- Starch is a key ingredient in many recipes.
2.
laundrysubstance used to stiffen clothes
- She added starch to the shirts for a crisp look.
3.
formalityRare formal or stiff mannerRare
- His speech was full of starch.
Verb
1.
clothes treatmentmake clothes stiff using a special substance
- She starched the collars to keep them crisp..
2.
firmnessRare give firmness or strength to somethingRare
- His speech was starched with powerful rhetoric..
Adjective
1.
clothingUS treated with laundry starch to make fabric firm and smoothUS
- She wore a starch collar with the formal dress.
2.
mannersRare UK showing very formal, rigid behavior or styleRare UK
- His starch manner made the party feel tense.
Images of starch
white powder from plants used in food 
substance used to stiffen clothes
Expressions with starch
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vegetable substance from potatoes used in cooking
She added potato starch to thicken the soup.
starch from cassava root used in cooking
Cassava starch is used to thicken soups.
powder from wheat used in food, glue, or textiles
Wheat starch is used in sauces and making glue.
Origin of starch
Middle English, sterchen (to stiffen)
Terms with starch included in their meaning
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food
crispy snack made from shrimp and starch
cooking
fine starch powder from maize for thickening
dessert filling
sweet thick custard with starch, often used to fill desserts
food
light snack made from shrimp and starch
food
small chewy balls made from tapioca starch
starch
starchy substance extracted from cassava root
food
sweet pudding made from starch extracted from cassava root
bread making
small compressed block of living yeast with starch, used in baking, brewing
mass production
sweet syrup from corn starch, often used in processed foods
ingredient
small round balls from cassava starch used in drinks or desserts
food industry
sweet syrup of simple sugars made by breaking down starch
crafts adhesive
thick glue made from flour or starch for paper crafts
abr: Carbohydrate
sugar or starch found in food
Hawaii
cellophane noodles made from mung bean starch
race prep
pre-event high-starch eating to boost stored muscle fuel
sauce thickener
starch prepared from potato flour
brewing
soaking grains to convert starch into sugar
chemistry
related to or having the characteristics of starch
biology
protein in saliva and plants converting starch to sugar
starch formation
forming starch, especially in plant leucoplasts
amylogen
related to amylogen, a substance involved in starch formation
starchlike
containing or resembling starch
biology
complex protein resembling starch in degenerative diseases
material
resembling starch in appearance or texture
Examples of starch in a sentence
Potato starch is gluten-free and popular in baking. He used starch to stiffen the collars. The tablecloths were treated with starch. The meeting was conducted with unnecessary starch. Her writing style had a certain starch to it. He prefers to starch his shirts for a formal look.
They starch the tablecloths for special events. The fabric was starched to perfection. She starched her resolve before the meeting. He adjusted his starch cuffs before the inspection. The uniform’s starch sleeves rustled as she marched. Her starch tone silenced the room. The headmaster’s starch demeanor discouraged questions.
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- French:amidon, amidonner, ...
- German:Stärke, stärken, ...
- Italian:amido, inamidare, ...
- Spanish:fécula, almidonar, ...
- Portuguese:amido, passar goma, ...
- Chinese:淀粉, 上浆, ...
- Japanese:でんぷん, 糊付けする, ...
- Arabic:نَشَا, نَشَّى, ...
- Hebrew:עֲמִילָן, לְעַמְלֵן, ...
- Russian:крахмал, крахмалить, ...
- Ukrainian:крохмаль, крохмалити, ...
- Hindi:स्टार्च, कड़क करना, ...
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