Starch

/stɑɹt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "starch" (106 found)

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Closest matches (22)

aggressiveness albumen bang batter bonnyclabber bottle butter carbohydrate clabber cornstarch cream curd dash dough driveegg white

Noun(6 words)

amylose substrateamylum arrowroot carbohydratecereal starchculinary starch

Strong matches (31)

enterprise fire gaum gel gelatinget-up-and-gogetup ginger glair glop glue gluten go goo gook goop grit gruel gumbo gunk

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hydroxy aldehydehydroxy ketoneinitiative jam jell jelly kick

Noun(4 words)

feculafood starchglucose polymergrain product

Related words (53)

loblolly molasses monosaccharide mucilage mucus pap paste pep pepperpiss and vinegarpizzazz polysaccharide polysaccharose poop porridge prim pudding pulp punch puree

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push putty rigid rob saccharide semifluid semiliquid size snap soup spirit spunk stamina starchedsticky messstiff stilted sugar syrup thrust treacle trisaccharide verve vigor vim vitality zing zip

Noun(4 words)

polysaccharidestarch substratestiffen treat

Verb(1 words)

starched

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More general

11 entries

carbohydratefabric finishingfood additiveformulation polyose polysaccharide preparation reagent stiffen substratethickening agent

More specific

8 entries

amylase assay substrateamylopectin amylosecorn starchfabric stiffeninggarment starchingpotato starchtapioca starch

Collocations

11 entries

corn starchfabric stiffeninggarment starchingpotato starchstarch clothesstarch contentstarch gelatinizationstarch granulesstarch powderstarch solutiontapioca starch

Inflections

3 entries

starched starches starching

Derivations

4 entries

starchily starchiness starchlike starchy

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Come to that the uniform had a bit more starch than that I usually wear, it's a bit uncomfortable.

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Please tell me how to use laundry starch to starch things.

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Starch degradation is linked to a circadian clock.

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Corn starch is good for thickening soup.

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