starch
Definitions
Noun
- A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
Verb
- Stiffen with starch
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "starch".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | starch | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | starched | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | starchy | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | cornstarch | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | starcher | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | starches | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | starchlike | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "starch".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | search | 1 | 66 |
| 2 | stomach | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | stretch | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | star | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | arch | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | starchy | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | starched | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | stanch | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | stach | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | starches | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | starcher | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | storch | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | stauch | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | starck | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | sarich | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | stac | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | streich | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | strauch | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | sterchi | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | stearic | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "starch" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "starch" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "starch" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "starch".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | storch | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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