The difference between Dawn and Start
When used as nouns, dawn means the morning twilight period immediately before sunrise, whereas start means the beginning of an activity.
When used as verbs, dawn means to begin to brighten with daylight, whereas start means to begin, commence, initiate. to set in motion. to begin. to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine. to put or raise (a question, an objection).
check bellow for the other definitions of Dawn and Start
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Dawn as a verb (intransitive):
To begin to brighten with daylight.
Examples:
"A new day dawns."
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Dawn as a verb (intransitive):
To start to appear or be realized.
Examples:
"I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him."
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Dawn as a verb (intransitive):
To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
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Dawn as a noun (uncountable):
The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
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Dawn as a noun (countable):
The rising of the sun.
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Dawn as a noun (uncountable):
The time when the sun rises.
Examples:
"She rose before dawn to meet the train."
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Dawn as a noun (uncountable):
The beginning.
Examples:
"the dawn of civilization"
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Start as a noun:
The beginning of an activity.
Examples:
"The movie was entertaining from start to finish."
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Start as a noun:
A sudden involuntary movement.
Examples:
"He woke with a start."
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Start as a noun:
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
Examples:
"Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board."
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Start as a noun:
An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
Examples:
"Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday."
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Start as a noun (horticulture):
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
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Start as a noun:
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
Examples:
"to get, or have, the start"
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Start as a verb (transitive):
To begin, commence, initiate. To set in motion. To begin. To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine. To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion). To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
Examples:
"to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business"
"to start the engine"
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Start as a verb (intransitive):
To begin an activity.
Examples:
"The rain started at 9:00."
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Start as a verb (intransitive):
To have its origin (at), begin.
Examples:
"The speed limit is 50 km/h, starting at the edge of town."
"The blue line starts one foot away from the wall."
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Start as a verb (intransitive):
To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly. To jerk suddenly in surprise. To awaken suddenly. To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly. To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
Examples:
"The hounds started a fox."
"to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel"
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Start as a verb (intransitive):
To break away, to come loose.
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Start as a verb (transitive, sports):
To put into play.
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Start as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
Examples:
"to start a water cask"
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Start as a verb (intransitive, euphemistic):
To start one's periods (menstruation).
Examples:
"Have you started yet?"
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Start as a noun:
A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
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Start as a noun:
A handle, especially that of a plough.
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Start as a noun:
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
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Start as a noun:
The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.