starch

/stɑːtʃ/ noun

Definition

FOOD [C, U] › a substance in foods such as rice, bread, and potatoes

CLOTH [U] › a substance used to make cloth stiff

starchy adjective › containing a lot of starch

(Definition of starch noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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