| doorsill | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. doorsill, doorstep, threshold | 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. |
| ~ doorway, room access, door, threshold | 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" |
| ~ sill | structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure. |
| doorstep | | |
| threshold | | |
| n. (time) | 1. threshold | the starting point for a new state or experience.; "on the threshold of manhood" |
| ~ commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, kickoff, start, first | the time at which something is supposed to begin.; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. limen, threshold | the smallest detectable sensation. |
| ~ aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation.; "a sensation of touch" |
| ~ absolute threshold | the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect. |
| ~ difference limen, difference threshold, differential limen, differential threshold | the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. door, doorway, room access, threshold | 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" |
| ~ casing, case | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening.; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" |
| ~ door | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" |
| ~ doorcase, doorframe | the frame that supports a door. |
| ~ doorsill, doorstep, threshold | 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. |
| ~ entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry | something that provides access (to get in or get out).; "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" |
| ~ exterior door, outside door | a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building. |
| ~ wall | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure.; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
| n. (shape) | 4. brink, threshold, verge | a region marking a boundary. |
| ~ bound, boundary, edge | a line determining the limits of an area. |
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