starched, a. [stiff], [ceremonious], [prim], [formal], punctilious, [precise].
starchy, a. amylaceous, amyloid, [starched].
starry, a. bespangled; astral, stellar, stellary, [radiated], stelliform.
start, v. set [out], [go], initiate, [launch], institute, embark.
startle, v. [scare], [surprise], affright.
starvation, n. famishment.
starve, v. famish.
state, n. [condition], [plight], [category], [situation], [pass], predicament, circumstances; [rank], [quality]; [pomp], [grandeur], [magnificence]; commonwealth; canton. Associated words: federal, federalist, federalism, federalize, [confederate], [confederation], gerrymander, secession.
state, v. [assert], [affirm], aver, allege, [say], [specify], [declare].
statehouse, n. capitol.