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1. (n.) threshold
the sill of a doorway.
2. threshold
the entrance to a house or building.
3. threshold
any point of entering or beginning:
the threshold of a new career.; the threshold of consciousness; a low threshold of pain.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE threscold, threscwald, c. ON thresk&oogon;ldr; akin to thresh in old sense “trample, tread”; -old, -wald unexplained)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) threshold
the starting point for a new state or experience
"on the threshold of manhood"
2. (noun) threshold, limen
the smallest detectable sensation
3. (noun) doorway, door, room access, threshold
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
"he stuck his head in the doorway"
4. (noun) doorsill, doorstep, threshold
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
5. (noun) brink, threshold, verge
a region marking a boundary
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1. (noun) threshold
the level at which a rule starts to take effect or a limit is reached
the income threshold for paying the higher tax; a woman with a high pain threshold
2. threshold
on the threshold of
at a point where sth is about to begin
on the threshold of a major scientific discovery
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) threshold
the plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door
2. (noun) threshold
fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life
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| Definition of 'threshold' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. threshold
The beginning of that portion of the runway usable for landing.
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Sense: (a piece of wood or stone under) a doorway forming the entrance to a house etc
He paused on the threshold and then entered.
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 Afrikaans: drempel |
 Arabic: عَتَبَه |
 Bulgarian: праг |
 Brazilian: soleira |
 Czech: práh |
 German: die Schwelle |
 Danish: dørtin; tærskel |
 Greek: κατώφλι |
 Spanish: umbral |
 Estonian: lävepakk |
 Farsi: مدخل؛ درگاه |
 Finnish: kynnys |
 French: seuil |
 Hebrew: מִפתָּן |
 Hindi: देहलीज |
 Croatian: prag |
 Hungarian: küszöb |
 Indonesian: ambang pintu |
 Icelandic: þröskuldur |
 Italian: soglia |
 Japanese: 敷居 |
 Korean: 문지방 |
 Lithuanian: slenkstis |
 Latvian: slieksnis |
 Malay: bendul |
 Dutch: drempel |
 Norwegian: dørterskel |
 Polish: próg |
 Portuguese: soleira |
 Romanian: prag,început |
 Russian: порог |
 Slovak: prah |
 Slovenian: prag |
 Serbian: prag |
 Swedish: tröskel |
 Thai: ธรณีประตู |
 Turkish: eşik |
 Taiwanese: 門檻 |
 Ukrainian: поріг |
 Urdu: چوکھٹ، دہليز |
 Vietnamese: thềm cửa |
 Chinese: 门槛 |
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