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- pronunciation:
- thresh
hold
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thresh
old
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noun |
definition 1: |
the piece of wood or stone underneath a door that forms the bottom of the doorway.
- synonyms:
- sill
- similar words:
- doorway
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definition 2: |
the point when something starts to happen.
Poor leadership has brought the two countries to the threshold of war.- synonyms:
- brink, gateway, verge
- similar words:
- beginning, dawn, edge, outset, start
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related words: |
door |
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