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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /stɑrtʃ/ · UK /stɑːtʃ/
starch means: A substance found in foods such as potatoes and rice that provides energy and can thicken sauces.
noun
A substance found in foods such as potatoes and rice that provides energy and can thicken sauces.
- Rice contains starch.
- Add a little corn starch to thicken the sauce.
- Cooking changes the starch in potatoes.
A powder made from a plant substance, used to make clothes stiff and smooth.
- She added starch to the shirts.
- Too much starch makes collars uncomfortable.
- This laundry starch helps keep the fabric smooth.
A substance used when washing or ironing clothes to make them stiff.
- This liquid starch contains a synthetic stiffener.
- Spray starch makes ironing easier.
- The shop sells several kinds of starch for laundry.
verb
To treat clothes with a substance that makes the fabric stiff and smooth.
- I starch my shirts before ironing them.
- She starched the tablecloth for the party.
- Do you always starch your collars?
Questions about starch
What does starch mean?
A substance found in foods such as potatoes and rice that provides energy and can thicken sauces.
What is starch in other languages?
Türkçe: nişasta · Español: almidón · Français: amidon · Deutsch: Stärke · Italiano: amido · 日本語: でんぷん
How do you pronounce starch?
In American English /stɑrtʃ/; in British English /stɑːtʃ/.
How do you use starch in a sentence?
Rice contains starch. Add a little corn starch to thicken the sauce.
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