start vs starting point

starting point vs start

start and starting point both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

start (noun)	starting point (noun)
the act of starting something	earliest limiting point
a sudden involuntary movement
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

start (verb)	starting point (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

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