starches
Definitions
Noun
- Foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
- 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
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "starches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sausages | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | splashes | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | surmises | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | science's | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | screeches | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | sponges | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | stances | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | supposes | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | synapses | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | cetus's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | circus's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | ostriches | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | sarage's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | sciences' | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | sconces | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | sellars's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | service's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | services' | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | smilgis | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | soros's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | speakes's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | spinfizz | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | splices | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | squeezes | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | stearns's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | strauss's | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | suffices | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | summers's | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | surpasses | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | sybase's | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "starches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | teaches | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | stretches | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | arches | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | starch | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | searches | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | starched | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | torches | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | starchy | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | stares | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | mustaches | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | stances | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | starcher | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | searchers | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ostriches | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | starves | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | starnes | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | starkes | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | starace | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | sarchet | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sanches | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "starches" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "starches" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "starches" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "starches".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 30
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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