| Main Entry: | threshold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening; beginning |
Synonyms: |
brink, dawn, door, doorstep, doorway, edge, entrance, gate, inception, origin, outset, point, point of departure, sill, start, starting point, verge, vestibule |
| Main Entry: | beginning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | start of an event or action |
Synonyms: |
alpha, basis, birth, blastoff, commencement, creation, dawn, dawning, day one, genesis, inauguration, inception, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, introduction, kickoff, onset, opener, opening, origin, origination, outset, point of departure, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source, spring, square one, starting point, takeoff, threshold, top |
Antonyms: |
completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, finish, goal, termination |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary; frontier |
Synonyms: |
beginning, borderline, door, edge, entrance, line, march, marchland, outpost, pale, perimeter, sideline, threshold |
| Notes: | a boarder is a tenant in someone's house while a border is a line that indicates a boundary |
Antonyms: |
mainland, region, territory |
| Main Entry: | brink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge of an object or area |
Synonyms: |
border, boundary, brim, fringe, frontier, limit, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, point, rim, skirt, threshold, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | edge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border, outline |
Synonyms: |
bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak, perimeter, periphery, point, portal, rim, ring, shore, side, skirt, split, strand, term, threshold, tip, trimming, turn, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, inside, interior, middle, surface |
| Main Entry: | entrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a way into a place |
Synonyms: |
access, approach, archway, avenue, corridor, door, doorway, entry, entryway, gate, gateway, hall, hallway, ingress, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, path, porch, port, portal, portico, staircase, threshold, vestibule, way |
Antonyms: |
exit |
| Main Entry: | entry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | way in to a place |
Synonyms: |
access, adit, approach, avenue, door, doorway, entrance, foyer, gate, hall, ingress, ingression, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, portal, threshold, vestibule |
Antonyms: |
egress, exit |
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circumstance, stage; limited time |
Synonyms: |
brink, condition, date, degree, duration, edge, extent, instant, juncture, limit, moment, period, point in time, position, threshold, time, verge, very minute |
| Main Entry: | verge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extremity, limit |
Synonyms: |
border, borderline, boundary, brim, brink, edge, extreme, fringe, hem, lip, margin, point, rim, selvage, skirt, terminus, threshold |
Antonyms: |
middle |
| Main Entry: | eve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | night before |
Synonyms: |
brink, evening, evening before, night, threshold, verge, vigil |