threshold

As a proper noun advent

is (christianity) the first or the expected second coming of christ.

As a noun threshold is

the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

As a noun threshold

is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

As an adjective intricate is

having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

As a verb intricate is

to become enmeshed or entangled.

As nouns the difference between cutoff and threshold

is that cutoff is the point at which something terminates or to which it is limited while threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

As nouns the difference between threshold and cap

is that threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill while cap is a close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak.

As a verb cap is

to cover or seal with a cap.

As an initialism CAP is

(European Union) Common Agricultural Policy.

As nouns the difference between threshold and liminality

is that threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill while liminality is (anthropology|philosophy|sociology|psychology) the state or quality of ambiguity which exists in the middle stage of certain events or rituals (such as a rite of passage or a society-wide revolution), during which the participating individual or group no longer holds its pre-ritual status but has not yet attained the status it will hold when the ritual has been completed.

As nouns the difference between prelude and threshold

is that prelude is an introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface while threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

As a verb prelude

is to introduce something, as a prelude.

As nouns the difference between terminal and threshold

is that terminal is terminal (at an airport etc) while threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

Gateway is a related term of threshold.

As nouns the difference between gateway and threshold

is that gateway is (senseid)an entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate while threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

As a verb gateway

is to make available via a gateway, or access point.

As nouns the difference between threshold and null

is that threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill while null is zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.

As a noun threshold

is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

As an adjective distinctive is

that serves to distinguish between things.