starting point vs offset

starting point and offset both are nouns.

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

As nouns, offset is a hypernym of starting point; that is, offset is a word with a broader meaning than starting point:

Other hypernyms of starting point include beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, outset, showtime, start, starting time.

starting point (noun)	offset (noun)
earliest limiting point	structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
	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

starting point (verb)	offset (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