threshold

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Synonyms: threshhold, threshwold, thresholds, threefold, threshel, threshed, thresh-fold, thresh fold

Antonyms: threshhold, threshwold, thresholds, threefold, threshel, threshed, thresh-fold, thresh fold

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Noun

1. The lowermost part of a [[doorway]] that one crosses to enter; a [[sill]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} An [[entrance]]; the [[door]] or [[gate]] of a house.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any [[end]] or [[boundary]].
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} The [[outset]] of something; the [[point]] of [[entry]], or the [[beginning]] of an [[action]].
5. {{lb|en|aviation}} The start of the landing area of a [[runway]].
6. {{lb|en|engineering}} The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a [[lower]] [[limit]].
7. The [[wage]] or [[salary]] at which [[income tax]] becomes due.
8. The point where one is [[mentally]] or [[physically]] [[vulnerable]] in response to a [[provocation]] or to other nuisances.

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