threshold

noun/ˈθrɛʃhoʊld/

Frequency rank: #4,076 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The strip of floor at the bottom of a doorway; the point of beginning.

Illustration for the English word “threshold”

Example sentence

She hesitated before crossing the threshold into the mysterious house.

Synonyms & related words

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