Definition of Threshold

Noun: threshold  'thresh,hówld or 'thre,shówld

  1. The starting point for a new state or experience
    "on the threshold of manhood"
     
  2. The smallest detectable sensation
    - limen
     
  3. The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
    - doorway, door, room access
     
  4. 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
    - doorsill, doorstep
     
  5. A region marking a boundary
    - brink, verge

See also:
threshing
thresholds

Anagrams containing the word threshold

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