starch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɑːrtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stɑrtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stärch)

Collocations for "starch"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "starch" in context.

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starch

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. am trying to eat less starches
  2. am trying to cut starch out of my diet
  3. am trying to cut back on starches
  4. have been eating too much starch
  5. [potatoes, tubers] contain a lot of starch
  6. [potatoes] are rich in starch
  7. [simple, complex] starches
  8. convert starch to [glucose, sugar]
  9. add starch to [thicken, make, produce]
  10. starches and [fiber, proteins, carbohydrates]
  11. [tapioca, food, corn] starch
  12. the [shirt, suit] has starch in it
  13. my [neck, arm] is itching from the starch
  14. spray starch on the [iron, shirt, fabric]
v
  1. starch a [shirt, blouse]
  2. his [shirt] was starched
  3. starched his opponent [with an upper-cut, in the ninth round]
  4. he was starched [in the ninth round]
n as adj
  1. the starch content of
  2. starch products
adv
  1. a starch-free diet
'starch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
corn

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