starchy
part of speech
adjective (starchy, starchier, starchiest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Starchy food contains a lot of starch, a kind of carbohydrate found in potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and corn. tree →
2) Starchy clothes are stiff because they have been treated with starch. tree →
3) (informal) A starchy person is stiff, formal and unfriendly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and health lessons starchy foods give the body energy and are a main food group on the healthy plate (the Eatwell Guide in the UK). In science, iodine turns blue-black when it touches starch, which is a classic experiment. Phrases: starchy foods, starchy vegetables, a starchy collar.
examples
- Potatoes, rice and pasta are starchy foods. tree →
- Starchy foods give us energy for running about. tree →
- The iodine turned blue-black, so the bread was starchy. tree →
- Sweetcorn is a starchy vegetable. tree →
- His shirt collar was so starchy it scratched his neck. tree →
- The starchy old butler never smiled. tree →
- Try to eat starchy foods with lots of vegetables. tree →
note
Comparative starchier, starchiest. Starch is a carbohydrate; when we chew it, saliva begins to turn it into sugar. Wholegrain starchy foods have more fibre than white ones.
Trees and pragmatics
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