As nouns the difference between sidewalk and threshold
is that
sidewalk is (us) a footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (
uk) or footpath (
australia); by extension, any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road while
threshold is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
sidewalk Noun
( en noun)
(US) A footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (UK) or footpath (Australia); by extension, any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road.
Synonyms
* (paved footpath)
See also
* roadway and verge
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threshold Noun
( en noun)
The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
(by extension) An entrance
The start of the landing area of a runway
(engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due
The outset of an action or project
The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.
The point of beginning or entry
- From all the pressure my partner has been through lately, his emotion threshold has suddenly gotten pretty low these days. I can tell because he easily loses it when he is around people or hears about anything to do with his concerns.
Related terms
* thresholding
* thresholdless
* thresholdlike
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