Definitions for threshold

Definitions for (noun) threshold

Main entry: doorsill, doorstep, threshold

Definition: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway


Main entry: door, doorway, room access, threshold

Definition: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

Usage: he stuck his head in the doorway


Main entry: threshold, limen

Definition: the smallest detectable sensation


Main entry: threshold, verge, brink

Definition: a region marking a boundary


Main entry: threshold

Definition: the starting point for a new state or experience

Usage: on the threshold of manhood


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