Thesaurus: threshold

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1. n. 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. n. Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life.
3. n. the starting point for a new state or experience
4. n. the smallest detectable sensation
5. n. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
6. n. 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
7. n. a region marking a boundary
8. 1. 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. Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life.
9. n:100 n. the starting point for a new state or experience n. the smallest detectable sensation