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Definition starch

Etymology

From Middle English starche (noun), from *starche, sterch (�stiff�, adj), an assibilated form of Middle English stark, sterk (�strong; stiff�), from Old English stearc (�stark; strong; rough�). Compare Middle High German sterke, German St�rke. More at stark.

Noun

starch (countable and uncountable, plural starches)

  1. (uncountable) 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, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
  3. (uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.
  4. (countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener

Verb

starch (third-person singular simple present starches, present participle starching, simple past and past participle starched)

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

Adjective

starch (not comparable)

  1. Stiff; precise; rigid.

Results 439 Words with the letters STARCH

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11 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
ACHONDRITES 18
ACHROMATISM 22
AFTERSHOCKS 23
AHISTORICAL 17
ANARCHISTIC 20
ANTHRACENES 18
ANTHRACITES 17
ANTHRACNOSE 18
APOSTROPHIC 22
ARCHITRAVES 20
ARCHPRIESTS 19
ARITHMETICS 19
ARTHROSCOPE 19
ARTHROSCOPY 21
ATMOSPHERIC 22
BACKSTRETCH 26
BATRACHIANS 20
BEACHFRONTS 23
BICHROMATES 22
BIRTHPLACES 23
BLACKHEARTS 24
BLACKTHORNS 25
BRACHIATORS 19
BROADCLOTHS 21
CAMPHORATES 22
CANTHARIDES 18
CATACHRESES 19
CATACHRESIS 19
CATARRHINES 17
CATASTROPHE 19
CATCHPHRASE 24
CATECHIZERS 28
CHAMPERTIES 22
CHAMPERTOUS 23
CHARIOTEERS 16
CHARISMATIC 22
CHARMINGEST 22
CHARTREUSES 17
CHIRALITIES 17
CHLORINATES 18
CHLOROPLAST 21
CHOIRMASTER 19
CHRISMATION 20
CHRISTIANIA 17
CHROMOPLAST 23
COWCATCHERS 25
CRANKSHAFTS 24
CRAPSHOOTER 19
CRASHWORTHY 23
CURATORSHIP 20
DIASTROPHIC 20
DICHROMATES 20
DISPATCHERS 20
DOGCATCHERS 22
ENCHANTRESS 18
ESCHAROTICS 19
EUCHARISTIC 20
FACTORSHIPS 22
FLYCATCHERS 25
GASTROTRICH 18
GRAPHOLECTS 22
HAIRCUTTERS 17
HANDICRAFTS 21
HARMONICIST 20
HECTOGRAPHS 23
HEMATOCRITS 19
HEPTACHLORS 22
HEPTARCHIES 21
HOVERCRAFTS 23
HYDROSTATIC 19
HYPERSTATIC 21
HYPOGASTRIC 23
ICHTHYOSAUR 21
INTERCHAINS 18
LATCHSTRING 20
MACHINATORS 20
MACROPHYTES 24
MATCHBOARDS 23
MATCHMAKERS 26
MONARCHISTS 20
MORPHACTINS 23
OCTAHEDRONS 18
ORCHARDISTS 17
ORCHESTRATE 16
ORTHOCLASES 17
ORTHOSTATIC 16
OUTPREACHES 20
OVERMATCHES 23
PACKTHREADS 24
PARACHUTIST 20
PARESTHETIC 19
PASTICHEURS 20
PATCHBOARDS 23
PENTARCHIES 20
PHARMACISTS 22
PICTOGRAPHS 24
PREACHMENTS 23
PROTHORACES 19
PSYCHIATRIC 24
PYRACANTHAS 22
RESEARCHIST 16
REVANCHISTS 21
SAPROPHYTIC 24
SCATTERSHOT 16
SCHMALTZIER 29
SCRATCHIEST 19
SEARCHLIGHT 21
SHORTCHANGE 21
SPERMATHECA 22
SPIROCHAETE 19
SPIROCHETAL 20
STARCHINESS 17
STRETCHABLE 20
SUBCHAPTERS 23
SWITCHBOARD 23
SWITCHGRASS 21
SWITCHYARDS 22
TACHOMETERS 19
TECHNOCRATS 20
TETRACHORDS 17
TETRARCHIES 16
THEATRICALS 17
THEOCRACIES 19
THIOURACILS 18
THRASONICAL 18
TRAGACANTHS 19
TREACHERIES 16
TREACHEROUS 17
TRICHROMATS 19
TROCHANTERS 17
ULTRAFICHES 21
UNCHRISTIAN 19
WATCHMAKERS 26
WATCHTOWERS 22
WEATHERCAST 19
WITCHCRAFTS 25
10 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
ACRITARCHS 18
AFTERSHOCK 22
ANARCHISTS 16
ANCHORITES 16
ANTECHOIRS 16
APHORISTIC 18
ARCHAISTIC 18
ARCHETYPES 20
ARCHITECTS 18
ARCHIVISTS 19
ARCHIVOLTS 20
ARCHPRIEST 18
ARTHRITICS 15
ARTICHOKES 19
ATHROCYTES 17
AUTARCHIES 16
BRACHIATES 18
BRANCHIEST 19
BRANCHLETS 20
CARRITCHES 18
CARTOONISH 16
CARTOUCHES 19
CARTWHEELS 19
CATAPHORAS 18
CATCHWORDS 22
CATHARTICS 18
CATHEDRALS 17
CHAIRLIFTS 19
CHARACTERS 18
CHARISMATA 18
CHARLATANS 17
CHARLOTTES 16
CHARTERERS 15
CHARTREUSE 16
CHASTENERS 16
CHASTISERS 15
CHATTERERS 15
CHROMATICS 21
CHROMATIDS 19
CHROMATINS 19
CLATHRATES 16
CORNSTARCH 19
CRANKSHAFT 23
CRAPSHOOTS 18
CROSSHATCH 20
CROSSPATCH 21
CUTTHROATS 16
DICHROMATS 19
DISPATCHER 19
ENCHANTERS 17
ENTRECHATS 16
ESCHAROTIC 18
EXARCHATES 22
FACTORSHIP 21
FLOWCHARTS 22
HAIRCLOTHS 18
HANDCRAFTS 20
HATCHERIES 17
HEARTACHES 17
HECTOGRAMS 20
HISTORICAL 16
HYSTERICAL 18
MATRIARCHS 18
MONARCHIST 19
OCHLOCRATS 19
OCTARCHIES 18
ORCHARDIST 16
ORCHESTRAL 16
ORCHESTRAS 15
ORTHOCLASE 16
OUTCHARGES 18
OUTMARCHES 19
OUTREACHES 16
PARACHUTES 19
PARCHMENTS 22
PARRITCHES 18
PASTICHEUR 19
PATCHWORKS 25
PATRIARCHS 18
PHARMACIST 21
PREACHIEST 18
PSYCHIATRY 22
RACHITIDES 16
RAUNCHIEST 17
REATTACHES 15
RECHARTERS 15
REVANCHIST 20
RHEOSTATIC 15
RHEUMATICS 19
ROCKSHAFTS 22
ROUGHCASTS 18
SCRATCHERS 18
SCRATCHIER 18
SCRATCHILY 21
SCRATCHING 21
SHORTCAKES 19
STARCHIEST 15
STOMACHERS 18
SUBCHAPTER 22
SWITCHYARD 21
THEARCHIES 17
THORNBACKS 23
THROWBACKS 25
TOUCHMARKS 23
TOVARICHES 19
TRACHEITES 15
TRACHEITIS 15
TRACHEOLES 16
TRIARCHIES 15
TRICHIASES 15
TRICHIASIS 15
TRIERARCHS 15
TROCHLEARS 16
UNACTORISH 17
WATCHCRIES 21
WATCHWORDS 22
WITCHGRASS 20
WRISTWATCH 21
9 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
ACHROMATS 17
ACROLITHS 15
AHISTORIC 14
ANARCHIST 15
ANCHORETS 15
ANTHRACES 15
ARCHAISTS 14
ARCHIVIST 18
ATTACHERS 14
CALTHROPS 18
CANTHARIS 15
CATHARSES 14
CATHARSIS 14
CATHEDRAS 15
CATHETERS 14
CHANTRIES 15
CHAPITERS 17
CHARITIES 14
CHARRIEST 14
CHARTISTS 14
CHASTENER 15
CHASTISER 14
CHAUNTERS 16
CHELATORS 15
CHLORATES 15
CHORDATES 15
CHROMATES 17
COAUTHORS 15
CRAPSHOOT 17
DETACHERS 15
ETHNARCHS 17
HANDCARTS 16
HARDTACKS 19
HEARTSICK 18
HEPTARCHS 19
MERCHANTS 18
ORCHESTRA 14
OUTCHARMS 18
PENTARCHS 18
POSTCRASH 17
PUSHCARTS 18
REMATCHES 17
REPATCHES 17
RETEACHES 14
ROCKSHAFT 21
ROUGHCAST 17
SCRATCHED 18
SCRATCHER 17
SCRATCHES 17
SHORTCAKE 18
SNATCHERS 15
SNATCHIER 15
STANCHERS 15
STARCHIER 14
STARCHILY 17
STARCHING 17
STAUNCHER 16
STOMACHER 17
TETRARCHS 14
THATCHERS 16
THEATRICS 14
THEOCRATS 14
THERIACAS 14
THWACKERS 21
TRACHEIDS 15
TRACHOMAS 17
TRACHYTES 16
TRAUCHLES 16
TRIBRACHS 17
TRICHINAS 15
TROCHAICS 17
TROCHLEAS 15
WHITRACKS 21
8 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
ACTORISH 13
ARCHAIST 13
BATCHERS 16
BRACHETS 16
CATARRHS 13
CATCHERS 16
CHANTERS 14
CHANTORS 14
CHAPTERS 16
CHARIEST 13
CHARIOTS 13
CHARTERS 13
CHARTIST 13
CHATTERS 13
CHEATERS 13
CITHARAS 13
CRATCHES 16
FUTHARCS 17
HAIRCUTS 14
HARICOTS 13
HATCHERS 15
HATRACKS 17
HECTARES 13
MATCHERS 16
PATCHERS 16
PUSHCART 17
RACHITIS 13
RATCHETS 13
RECHARTS 13
RECHEATS 13
SCRATCHY 18
SNATCHER 14
STANCHER 14
STARCHED 14
STARCHES 13
TEACHERS 13
THERIACS 13
THORACES 13
TRACHEAS 13
TRACHLES 14
TRANCHES 14
TROCHARS 13
WATCHERS 16
YACHTERS 15
7 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
CHASTER 12
RACHETS 12
RATCHES 12
SCRATCH 15
STARCHY 14
6 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
CHARTS 11
STARCH 11
5 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
CARTS 8
CHARS 10
CHART 10
CHATS 10
CRASH 10
HARTS 7
RATCH 10
SCART 8
TACHS 10
TAHRS 7
TRASH 7
4 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
ACTS 7
ARCH 9
ARCS 7
ARTS 4
CARS 7
CART 7
CASH 9
CAST 7
CATS 7
CHAR 9
CHAT 9
HART 6
HAST 6
HATS 6
RASH 6
RATH 6
RATS 4
SCAR 7
SCAT 7
SHAT 6
STAR 4
TACH 9
TAHR 6
TARS 4
TSAR 4
3 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
ACT 6
AHS 5
ARC 6
ARS 3
ART 3
ASH 5
CAR 6
CAT 6
HAS 5
HAT 5
RAH 5
RAS 3
RAT 3
SAC 6
SAT 3
SHA 5
TAR 3
TAS 3
2 letter words with the letters STARCH ↑
AH 4
AR 2
AS 2
AT 2
HA 4
SH 4
TA 2

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