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edible
Adjective
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Something is called edible if it can be eaten by humans and animals without danger to their health.
These mushrooms are edible.
edible
Noun
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An edible is something that you can eat.
The apple is an edible.
starch
Noun
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Starch is a carbohydrate found in seeds, fruits, roots, and tubers.
Potatoes and rice are a good source of starch.
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Starch is a white powder made from carbohydrates and added to clothes during washing to make them stiff.
She added starch to the washing to stiffen the shirt collars.
starch
Verb
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To starch is to add a powder to washing to make the material stiff.
His freshly washed clothes had been starched and were so hard that it was difficult to put them on.