Stiff; precise; rigid.
Used in a Sentence
starch
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for starch.
Editorial note
You can also buy a modified corn starch called Hi-Maize that is about 60% resistant starch.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech3
Quick take
Stiff; precise; rigid.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of starch gathered in one view.
(nutrition, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
(transitive) To apply or treat with laundry starch, in order to create a hard, smooth surface.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for starch.
adjective
Stiff; precise; rigid.
noun
(nutrition, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
verb
(transitive) To apply or treat with laundry starch, in order to create a hard, smooth surface.
noun
(countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.
Example sentences
You can also buy a modified corn starch called Hi-Maize that is about 60% resistant starch.
The ebook is a lot cheaper on the No Starch Press site, and DRM free, so if you're looking the ebook, buy it directly from them.
This also comes into play when talking about starch and bread, if i recall correctly.
Traditionally only rinse rice strains that have a very high concentration of starch, e.g.
Much of the time the heavy starch is going to wipe out the flavors.
In particular, resistant starch and most forms of soluble fibers work fairly well.
I've always thought that washing rice removed some of the starch which caused it to become sticky.
The times I've worked with them, No Starch was quite happy with LibreOffice, if that's any better.
O'Reily have some really good book too like wise with No Starch Publishing.
No Starch Pub have some of the best book material I've ever encountered minus web design books.
Rather than oatmeal, serve pure starch, or pure glucose syrup, or fructose.
I anticipate it, and I can tell my No Starch books from the others by scent.
Quote examples
Edit: I'm not interested knowing about "potato starch", "trehalose", or "isomaltulose".
Proper noun examples
That is true, but when I buy a new book from No Starch, I expect it to smell nice.
;) But they're certainly not in the same league as No Starch, or most of the self-pubbed titles on LeanPub.
It was also from No Starch, and at risk of repeating myself across threads, it's just nice paper and a good binding and I swear it does smell good.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use starch in a sentence?
You can also buy a modified corn starch called Hi-Maize that is about 60% resistant starch.
What does starch mean?
Stiff; precise; rigid.
What part of speech is starch?
starch is commonly used as adjective, noun, verb.