starch

Words with a similar base: starch

'starch'

[starch.n.01] as in: a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

'starch'

[starch.n.02] as in: a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

'starch'

[starch.v.01] as in: stiffen with starch

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Examples:
starch clothes