an odourless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet
powder or spray made from starch and used before ironing to stiffen fabric or clothing
crisp linen, stiff with starch
stiffness of manner or character
the starch in her voice
stiffen (fabric or clothing) with starch
starch your collar to keep it straight and stiff
(of a boxer) defeat (an opponent) by a knockout
Ray Domenge starched Jeff Geddami in the first