Synonyms: 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
Similar words: sill
Definition: structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway
Definition: something that provides access (to get in or get out)
Usage: they waited at the entrance to the garden; beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
Definition: the smallest detectable sensation
Similar words: esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, aesthesis
Definition: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
Usage: a sensation of touch
Synonyms: threshold, verge, brink
Definition: a region marking a boundary
Synonyms: threshold
Definition: the starting point for a new state or experience
Usage: on the threshold of manhood
Similar words: start, starting time, showtime, beginning, get-go, outset, offset, commencement, kickoff, first
Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin
Usage: they got an early start; she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her