The difference between End and Start
When used as nouns, end means the terminal point of something in space or time, whereas start means the beginning of an activity.
When used as verbs, end means to finish, terminate, 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 End and Start
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End as a noun:
The terminal point of something in space or time.
Examples:
"At the end of the road, turn left."
"At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love."
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End as a noun (by extension):
The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
Examples:
"Is there no end to this madness?"
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End as a noun (by extension):
Death.
Examples:
"He met a terrible end in the jungle."
"I hope the end comes quickly."
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End as a noun:
The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
Examples:
"Hold the string at both ends."
"My father always sat at the end of the table."
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End as a noun:
Result.
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End as a noun:
A purpose, goal, or aim.
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End as a noun (cricket):
One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
Examples:
"The Pavillion End'"
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End as a noun (American football):
The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
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End as a noun (curling):
A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
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End as a noun (mathematics):
An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
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End as a noun:
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
Examples:
"odds and ends"
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End as a noun:
One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
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End as a verb (ergative):
To finish, terminate.
Examples:
"Is this movie never going to end?"
"The lesson will end when the bell rings."
"The referee blew the whistle to end the game."
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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.