26984 words

starch

7 definitions • 3 examples
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Examples:

Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.
2
a white substance from potatoes and particular grains, used to make cloth stiff
3
to make clothes stiff by washing them with starch:

Examples:

She wore a starched white apron over her black dress.
4
a substance that exists in large amounts in many plants
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Starches are foods containing a large amount of starch, such as potatoes, rice, bread, pasta, and cereal.
6
a chemical that is used to make cloth stiff
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to add starch to cloth to make it stiff:

Examples:

I starch all my dress shirts.

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