Onset vs. Outset

Onsetnoun

(archaic) A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.

Onsetnoun

(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.

Onsetnoun

(phonology) The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.

Onsetnoun

(acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.

Onsetnoun

A setting about; a beginning.

Onsetnoun

(obsolete) Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.

Onsetverb

(obsolete) To assault; to set upon.

Onsetverb

(obsolete) To set about; to begin.

Onsetnoun

A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.

Onsetnoun

A setting about; a beginning; - used especially of diseases or pathological symptoms.

Onsetnoun

Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.

Onsetverb

To assault; to set upon.

Onsetverb

To set about; to begin.

Onsetnoun

the beginning or early stages;

Onsetnoun

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);

Onsetnoun

the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant

Onsetnoun

a military attack.

Outsetnoun

the beginning or initial stage of something

Outsetverb

To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.

Outsetnoun

A setting out, starting, or beginning.

Outsetnoun

the time at which something is supposed to begin;

Outsetnoun

the start or beginning of something