starch
To apply or treat with laundry starch, in order to create a hard, smooth surfaceTo apply or treat with laundry starch, in order to create a hard, smooth surface.
» The dietitian told me I eat too much starch.
Der Ernährungsberater hat mir gesagt, dass ich zu viel Stärke esse. — Yorwba
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1 sensesTo apply or treat with laundry starch, in order to create a hard, smooth surface.
She starched her blouses.
stärken
накрахма́ливатьnakraxmálivatʹ
- stiffen with starch
Examples
16 sentencesThe dietitian told me I eat too much starch.
deDer Ernährungsberater hat mir gesagt, dass ich zu viel Stärke esse. — Yorwba
This is starch.
Це крохмаль. — mononoke
ruЭто крахмал. — LanguagesLover
Corn starch is good for thickening soup.
ruКукурузный крахмал хорош для придания супу густоты. — Karok
deMaisstärke eignet sich gut zum Eindicken von Suppen. — Dani6187
How does one cook rice without starch?
deWie kocht man Reis ohne Stärke? — Yorwba
How do you cook rice without starch?
deWie kocht man Reis ohne Stärke? — Yorwba
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English starche, sterche, from Old English *stierċe (“stiffness, rigidity, strFrom Middle English starche, sterche, from Old English *stierċe (“stiffness, rigidity, strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *starkī (“stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“stiff, rigid”).
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Forms
starches, starching, starched, starchedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle