thresh·old — /ˈθrɛʃˌhoʊld/ noun, pl olds [count] 1 : a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building He stepped across the threshold. When they were married he carried her over the… … Useful english dictionary
sub|thresh|old — «suhb THREHSH ohld, hohld», adjective. below the point where a given stimulus is perceptible or two stimuli can be differentiated: »The Subliminal Projection process is a method of conveying an advertising message to the subthreshold area of the… … Useful english dictionary
thresh — thresh·er; thresh·er·man; thresh; thresh·old; … English syllables
old — cuck·old·ry; old; old·fan·gled; old·ham; old·ham·ite; old·ham s; old·ie; old·ish; old·land; old·ness; old·ster; cuck·old; old·en; thresh·old; Old; … English syllables
thresh — [θreʃ] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: threscan] to separate grains of corn, wheat etc from the rest of the plant by beating it with a special tool or machine >thresher n … Dictionary of contemporary English
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
thresh — verb Etymology: Middle English thresshen, from Old English threscan; akin to Old High German dreskan to thresh Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically; also to separate (seed) in this… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Thresh — Thrash Thrash, Thresh Thresh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrashing}.] [OE. [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan, [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thresh — /θrɛʃ / (say thresh) verb (t) 1. to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant, etc.) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. 2. to beat as if with a flail. –verb (i) 3. to thresh wheat …
threshold — thresh·old … English syllables
