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- [stahrch]
- /stɑrtʃ/
- /stɑːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stahrch]
- /stɑrtʃ/
Definitions of starched word
- noun starched a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods. 1
- noun starched a commercial preparation of this substance used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering. 1
- noun starched starches, foods rich in natural starch. 1
- noun starched stiffness or formality, as of manner: He is so full of starch he can't relax. 1
- noun starched Informal. vigor; energy; stamina; boldness. 1
- verb with object starched to stiffen or treat with starch. 1
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Origin of starched
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (v.) late Middle English sterchen orig., to stiffen, Old English stercean to make stiff, strengthen, derivative of stearc stark; cognate with German stärken to strengthen; (noun) late Middle English starch(e), sterche, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Starched
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
starched popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
starched usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for starched
adj starched
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- buckram — cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
- creaky — A creaky object creaks when it moves.
- in-compliant — not compliant; unyielding.
- inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
adjective starched
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
verb starched
- bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- candy — Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate.
- concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
- gelled — Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
noun starched
- nerved — Simple past tense and past participle of nerve.
Antonyms for starched
verb starched
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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