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   threshold

   /ˈθrɛʃ(h)əʊld/

   noun

   • 1. a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room: "he stood on the threshold of Sheila's bedroom" Similar doorstepsilldoorsilldoorwayentranceentryway indoorgategatewayportalapproach
   • ▪ a point of entry or beginning: "she was on the threshold of a dazzling career" Similar startstarting pointbeginningbrinkvergeedgedawnbirthorigininceptionconceptionopeninglaunchinaugurationinstitutioninitiationdebutcreationday oneinformal:kick-offformal:commencementOpposite end
   • ▪ the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land.
   • 2. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested: "nothing happens until the signal passes the threshold"
   • ▪ the maximum level of radiation or a concentration of a substance considered to be acceptable or safe: "their water would meet the safety threshold of 50 milligrams of nitrates per litre" Similar lower limitstarting pointminimummarginlimen
   • ▪ the level at which one starts to feel or react to something: "he has a low boredom threshold"
   • ▪ a level, rate, or amount at which something comes into effect: "the inheritance tax threshold"

   Word Origin Old Englishtherscold, threscold; related to German dialect Drischaufel; the first element is related to thresh (in a Germanic sense ‘tread’), but the origin of the second element is unknown.

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   Synonyms for THRESHOLD: verge, brink, edge, cusp, point, nick, beginning, start; Antonyms of THRESHOLD: end, close, conclusion, period, ending, completion, closing, termination.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of threshold in English. threshold. noun. These are words and phrases related to threshold. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of threshold. The cabin has a flat stone for a threshold. Don't just stand there in the threshold, come in!. Synonyms. doorsill. sill. groundsel. limen.

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   Synonyms for THRESHOLDS: verges, brinks, cusps, edges, points, nicks, beginnings, alphas; Antonyms of THRESHOLDS: conclusions, ends, endings, periods, closes, terminations, closures, stops

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   threshold. 1 (noun) in the sense of entrance. Definition. any doorway or entrance. He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom. Synonyms. entrance. doorway. doorstep. sill. doorsill. See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of start. Definition. the starting point of an experience, event, or venture.

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    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". Synonyms: verge, doorsill, brink, doorstep, doorway, limen, threshold, room access, door. doorsill, doorstep, threshold noun.