starch
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Synonyms: stanch, search, starc, storch, starck, stach, scarch, starco, sarch, statch
Antonyms: stanch, search, starc, storch, starck, stach, scarch, starco, sarch, statch
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Noun
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} A widely diffused [[vegetable]] substance, found in [[seed]]s, [[bulb]]s and [[tuber]]s, as extracted (e.g. from [[potato]]es, [[corn]], [[rice]], etc.) in the form of 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.
- {{lb|en|nutrition|countable}} [[carbohydrate|Carbohydrates]], as with [[grain]] and [[potato]] based [[food]]s.
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[stiff]], [[formal]] manner; [[formality]].
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[fortitude|Fortitude]].
- {{lb|en|countable}} Any of various starch-like substances used as a [[laundry]] [[stiffener]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[apply]] or [[treat]] with [[laundry]] starch, in order to [[create]] a [[hard]], [[smooth]] [[surface]].
Adjective
- [[stiff|Stiff]]; [[precise]]; [[rigid]].
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