threshold vs bound

bound vs threshold

threshold and bound both are nouns.

threshold is not an adjective while bound is an adjective.

threshold is not a verb while bound is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
threshold	Yes	No	No	No
bound	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bound is a hypernym of threshold; that is, bound is a word with a broader meaning than threshold:

threshold: a region marking a boundary
bound: a line determining the limits of an area

Other hypernyms of threshold include boundary, edge.

threshold (noun)	bound (noun)
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close	the greatest possible degree of something
the smallest detectable sensation	the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
a region marking a boundary	a line determining the limits of an area
the starting point for a new state or experience

threshold (adjective)	bound (adjective)
	confined by bonds
	secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
	held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
	confined in the bowels
	headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
	bound by an oath
	covered or wrapped with a bandage
	bound by contract
	(usually followed by `to') governed by fate

threshold (verb)	bound (verb)
	place limits on (extent or amount or access)
	spring back; spring away from an impact
	move forward by leaps and bounds
	form the boundary of; be contiguous to

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