starches (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *starches*:
NOUN	food	starches	foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)

starches > pronunciation
Sounds	staa'rchihz
Rhymes	Agassiz ... wiz: 36 rhymes with ihz...

English > *starches*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	Foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread).
Narrower	bread, breadstuff, staff of life	Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
	potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater	An edible tuber native to South America
	rice	grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
Broader	foodstuff, food product	A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
Spanish	almidones
Catalan	midons

HyperDic: starches