starch
🇺🇸
/stɑːrtʃ/
🇬🇧
/stɑːtʃ/
noun
R
A type of carbohydrate found in foods like potatoes, rice, and flour.
Eating too much starch can lead to weight gain.
R
A substance used to make fabrics like clothing and sheets stiff and smooth.
After ironing, the shirt collars were stiff from the starch.
verb
R
To apply starch to fabric to make it stiff and smooth.
Grandma starched the tablecloth before the big family dinner.
translation
A type of carbohydrate found in foods like potatoes, rice, and flour.; A substance used to make fabrics like clothing and sheets stiff and smooth.
To apply starch to fabric to make it stiff and smooth.
Word Forms
3rd Present
starches
Past
starched
Perfect
starched
Progressive
starching
Plural
starches