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beginning vs kickoff

kickoff vs beginning

beginning and kickoff both are nouns.

beginning is an adjective but kickoff is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beginning Yes Yes No No
kickoff Yes No No No
As nouns, kickoff is a hyponym of beginning; that is, kickoff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beginning:
  • beginning: the act of starting something
  • kickoff: (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
As nouns, beginning and kickoff are synonyms defined as:
  • beginning and kickoff: the time at which something is supposed to begin
Other synonyms of beginning include commencement, first, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time.
beginning (noun) kickoff (noun)
the act of starting something (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
the first part or section of something a start given to contestants
the event consisting of the start of something the time at which something is supposed to begin
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the time at which something is supposed to begin
beginning (adjective) kickoff (adjective)
serving to begin
Difference between beginning and kickoff

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