starch


Meanings

  • 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
  • a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
  • stiffen with starch;
    • "starch clothes"
  • STARCH v -ED, -ING, -ES to treat with starch (a solid carbohydrate)

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 11

starch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

starch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

starch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

starch is a valid Words With Friends word