starch

CEFRB1

/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A white substance in foods such as rice, potatoes, and bread.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A stiff, formal manner; formality.

Examples

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

  • Starch degradation is linked to a circadian clock.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.

  2. Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To apply or treat with laundry starch, in order to create a hard, smooth surface.

More examples

In context

  • She starched her blouses.

  • Meronym: saccharide

  • The various elements found in food are the following: Starch, sugar, fats, albumen, mineral substances, indigestible substances.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English starche, sterche, from Old English *stierċe (“stiffness, rigidity, strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *starkī (“stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“stiff, rigid”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch sterk (“strong”), Middle Low German sterke (“strength”), German Stärke (“strength", also "starch”), Swedish stärkelse (“starch”), Icelandic sterkja (“starch”). Related to English stark (“stiff, strong, vigorous, powerful”).