Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "starch" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

; cellulose glycogen sugar

Derived Terms

cornstarch hydroxypropyl starch hydroxypropyl starch glycerine hydroxypropyl starch phosphate modified starch potato starch starch generator starch hyacinth starch-root starchness starchy tapioca starch tous-les-mois starch wheat starch

Etymologically Related To

stark

Context

nutrition

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

carbohydrate formulation polyose polysaccharide preparation stiffen

Type Of (IsA)

carbohydrate chemical compound formulation polysaccharide

Manner Of

stiffen

Receives Action

bought in spray can found in many foods

Related Terms

bulb carbohydrate clothes collar corn corn derived corn material crisp crisp collar derived fabric fabric stiffener fibre food formal formality grain in potatoes iron iron shirt laundry material potato potatoes precise rice rigid seed shirt stiff stiffener stiffening stiffening clothes tuber vegetable

Used For

make clothes crisp

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.