threshold
The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
Any end or boundary.
The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
The start of the landing area of a runway.
The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.
The point where one is mentally or physically vulnerable in response to a provocation or to other nuisances.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing