threshold
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | sill, |
| definition | : | structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
2. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close (noun.artifact)
| part holonym | : | case, casing, |
| definition | : | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | door, |
| definition | : | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | doorcase, doorframe, |
| definition | : | the frame that supports a door (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | wall, |
| definition | : | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure (noun.artifact) |
3. the smallest detectable sensation (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | absolute threshold, |
| definition | : | the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect (noun.cognition) |
4. a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | bound, boundary, edge, |
| definition | : | a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape) |
5. the starting point for a new state or experience (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
6. a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | verge, |
| definition | : | border on; come close to (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | verge, |
| definition | : | border on; come close to (verb.stative) |
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