Synonyms for starch

Noun

1. starch, amylum, polysaccharide, polyose

usage: 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

Verb

1. starch, stiffen

usage: stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"