STARCH

6 letters 11 Scrabble points /stɑːtʃ/

Definition of STARCH

noun

  1. A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

  2. (nutrition) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.

  3. A stiff, formal manner; formality.

verb

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

    "She starched her blouses."

adjective

  1. Stiff; precise; rigid.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T A R C H
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

Anagrams of STARCH

Words that use the same letters:

CHARTS SCARTH SCRATH

Words Containing "STARCH"

AGONISTARCH ARISTARCH ARISTARCHY ARISTARCHIAN ARISTARCHIES ARISTARCHUS CLEARSTARCH CLEARSTARCHER CORNSTARCH CORNSTARCHES NITROSTARCH NONSTARCH OVERSTARCH SACCHAROSTARCHY STARCHBOARD STARCHED STARCHEDLY STARCHEDNESS STARCHER STARCHES

Words Starting with "STARCH"

STARCHBOARD STARCHED STARCHEDLY STARCHEDNESS STARCHER STARCHES STARCHFLOWER STARCHY STARCHIER STARCHIEST STARCHILY STARCHINESS STARCHING STARCHLESS STARCHLY STARCHLIKE STARCHMAKER STARCHMAKING STARCHMAN STARCHMEN

Words Ending with "STARCH"

AGONISTARCH ARISTARCH CLEARSTARCH CORNSTARCH NITROSTARCH NONSTARCH OVERSTARCH UNSTARCH