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Staple
- adjective - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length"
- a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
- secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
Starch
- noun - a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
- a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"
Stared
- verb - fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
- look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
Starer
- noun - a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)
Stares
- noun - a fixed look with eyes open wide
- fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"
- look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement"
Starry
- adjective - abounding with or resembling stars; "a starry night"; "starry illumination"
Starts
- noun - a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"
- a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
- Began
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
- begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
- bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
- bulge outward; "His eyes poppe
Starve
- verb - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
- deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"
- deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
- die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
- have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Stases
- noun - an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
- inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
- Medical term for a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids
Stasis
- noun - an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
- inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
- Medical term for a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids