DICTIONARY ENTRY
1 SYLLABLE
starch
/stɑrʧ/
Starch has 1 syllable.
starch
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noun. 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.
noun. A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering.
verb. Stiffen with starch.
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