threshold
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the starting point for a new state or experience
on the threshold of manhood
Types & categories
- commencement hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the smallest detectable sensation
Types & categories
- sensation hypernym
- absolute threshold hyponym
- difference threshold hyponym
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- entrance hypernym
- exterior door hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 4 noun
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
Types & categories
- sill hypernym
Parts & wholes
- doorway part holonym
Sense 5 noun
a region marking a boundary
Types & categories
- bound hypernym
Related & opposite
- verge derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | commencement |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sensation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | absolute threshold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | difference threshold |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | wall |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | casing |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | door |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | doorframe |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | doorsill |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | entrance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | exterior door |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | doorway |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sill |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | verge |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | bound |