start vs startle reaction

startle reaction vs start

start and startle reaction both are nouns.

start is a verb but startle reaction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
start	Yes	No	Yes	No
startle reaction	Yes	No	No	No

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

start: a sudden involuntary movement
startle reaction: a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions

Other hyponyms of start include startle response, Moro reflex, startle reflex, flinch, wince.

start (noun)	startle reaction (noun)
the act of starting something	a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
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)	startle reaction (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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