About The Word Threshold
Learn about the word Threshold to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Threshold definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Threshold
| Threshold Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Threshold?
[n] the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
[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; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [n] the smallest detectable sensation [n] a region marking a boundary [n] the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood" Synonyms | Synonyms for Threshold: brink | doorsill | doorstep | limen | verge Related Terms | Find terms related to Threshold: See Also | absolute threshold | beginning | bound | boundary | case | casing | commencement | difference limen | difference threshold | differential limen | differential threshold | door | doorcase | doorframe | doorway | edge | entrance | entranceway | entree | entry | entryway | exterior door | first | kickoff | offset | outset | outside door | room access | sensation | sense datum | sense experience | sense impression | sill | start | starting time | threshold | wall Threshold In Webster's Dictionary \Thresh"old\, n. [OE. threswold, [thorn]reshwold, AS.
[thorn]rescwald, [thorn]erscwald, [thorn]erscold,
[thorn]rescold, fr. [thorn]rescan, [thorn]erscan, to thresh;
akin to Icel. [thorn]reskj["o]de, [thorn]r["o]skuldr, Sw.
tr["o]skel, Dan. t[ae]rskel. See {Thrash}.]
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Hanks ‐ United States film actor…
- Inwardly ‐ with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she…
- Matterhorn ‐ a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and…
- Existence ‐ everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of…
- Cello ‐ a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while…
- Lap ‐ touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"…
- Annexe ‐ an addition that extends a…
- Basso relievo ‐ a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from…
- Stopping point ‐ the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of…
- Laying claim ‐ the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his…