kickoff vs start

kickoff and start both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kickoff	Yes	No	No	No
start	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, start is a hypernym of kickoff; that is, start is a word with a broader meaning than kickoff:

kickoff: (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
start: the act of starting something

Other hypernyms of kickoff include place-kicking, place kick, beginning, commencement.

As nouns, start is a hypernym of kickoff; that is, start is a word with a broader meaning than kickoff:

As nouns, kickoff and start are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of kickoff include beginning, commencement, first, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time.

kickoff (noun)	start (noun)
(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score	the act of starting something
a start given to contestants	a sudden involuntary movement
the time at which something is supposed to begin	a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
	the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
	a signal to begin (as in a race)
	the beginning of anything
	a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

kickoff (verb)	start (verb)
	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
	set in motion, cause to start
	play in the starting lineup
	bring into being
	get off the ground
	begin or set in motion
	get going or set in motion
	depart for someplace
	bulge outward
	move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
	begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
	have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
	have a beginning characterized in some specified way