| Main Entry: | starch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laundering agent |
Synonyms: |
laundry starch, sizing, stiffening |
| Main Entry: | starch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complex carbohydrate |
Synonyms: |
carbohydrate, glycogen, polysaccharide, sugar |
| Main Entry: | starch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stiff bearing |
Synonyms: |
ceremony, decorum, formality, stiffness |
| Main Entry: | starch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vigor |
Synonyms: |
boldness, energy, pluck, stamina, vigor, vitality |
| Main Entry: | starch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strengthener |
Synonyms: |
backbone, drive, energy, formality, gumption, mettle, push, stiffness, strength, vigor, vitality |
| Main Entry: | carbohydrate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
Synonyms: |
cellulose, dextrin, dextrose, disaccharide, fructose, galactose, glucose, glycogen, lactose, maltose, monosaccharide, polysaccharide, starch, sucrose, sugar |
| Main Entry: | durability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sturdiness over time |
Synonyms: |
backbone, constancy, durableness, endurance, grit, guts*, gutsiness, hard as nails, heart*, imperishability, intestinal fortitude, lastingness, moxie*, permanence, persistence, stamina, starch, staying power, stick-to-itiveness |
Antonyms: |
impermanency, poorness, unreliability, weakness |
| Main Entry: | endurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bearing hardship; staying power |
Synonyms: |
ability, allowance, backbone, bearing, capacity, continuing, cool, coolness, courage, enduring, forebearance, fortitude, grit, guts, gutsiness, heart*, holding up, intestinal fortitude, mettle, moxie*, patience, perseverance, persistence, pertinacity, pluck, resignation, resistance, resolution, restraint, spunk, stamina, standing, starch, strength, submission, sufferance, suffering, tenacity, tolerance, toleration, undergoing, vitality, will, withstanding |
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animation, vigor |
Synonyms: |
ardor, brio, calenture, dash, drive, eagerness, energy, enthusiasm, excitement, exhilaration, fervency, fervor, force, ginger, gusto, heartiness, heat, impetuosity, intensity, life, light, liveliness, luster, passion, pep, punch*, radiance, red heat, scintillation, snap*, sparkle, spirit, splendor, starch, verve, vim, virtuosity, vivacity, white heat, zeal, zing, zip, élan |
Antonyms: |
apathy, dullness, lethargy, spiritlessness |
| Main Entry: | fortitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength of mind; guts |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, boldness, braveness, bravery, constancy, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, determination, endurance, fearlessness, firmness, grit, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, intrepidity, mettle, moxie, nerve, patience, perseverance, pith, pluck, resoluteness, resolution, spine, spirit, spunk, stamina, starch, staying power, stick-to-itiveness, stomach, stoutheartedness, tenacity, true grit, valiancy, valor, valorousness, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
cowardice, helplessness, weakness |