starch in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
starch in Sindhi سنڌي
starch in Telugu తెలుగు
starch in English
- starch⇄adj. starchlike.
- starch⇄expr. starch up, (Obsolete.) to make formal or rigid.
Ex. She starched up her behaviour with a double portion of reserve (Tobias Smollett). - starch⇄expr. starches, foods containing much starch.
Ex. to lose weight by avoiding starches. - starch⇄expr. take the starch out of, (Informal.) to cause to lose courage, confidence, or determination.
Ex. This apparently took the starch out of the fast-crumpling opposition (New York Times). - starch⇄noun 1. a white, odorless, tasteless food substance. It is chemically a complex carbohydrate, found in all parts of a plant which store plant food. It is an important ingredient in the diet, reacting with certain enzymes to form dextrose, maltose, and ot
- starch⇄starch, noun, verb.
- starch⇄v.t. to stiffen with starch; apply starch to.
Ex. Starch the curtains.