first vs starting point

starting point vs first

first and starting point both are nouns.

first is an adjective but starting point is not an adjective.

first is an adverb but starting point is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
starting point	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, starting point is a hyponym of first; that is, starting point is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than first:

first: the time at which something is supposed to begin
starting point: earliest limiting point

Other hyponyms of first include birth, incipience, incipiency, terminus a quo, threshold.

first (noun)	starting point (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	earliest limiting point
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
an honours degree of the highest class
the first element in a countable series
the first or highest in an ordering or series
the time at which something is supposed to begin

first (adjective)	starting point (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion

first (adverb)	starting point (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

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