offset vs starting point

starting point vs offset

offset and starting point both are nouns.

offset is a verb but starting point is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

offset (noun)	starting point (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	earliest limiting point
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
a natural consequence of development
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
a compensating equivalent
the time at which something is supposed to begin

offset (verb)	starting point (verb)
produce by offset printing
create an offset in
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
make up for
compensate for or counterbalance

Difference between offset and starting point

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