threshold vs offset

threshold and offset both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of threshold include beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, outset, showtime, start, starting time.

threshold (noun)	offset (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	structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close	a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
the smallest detectable sensation	a natural consequence of development
a region marking a boundary	a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
the starting point for a new state or experience	a compensating equivalent
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

threshold (verb)	offset (verb)
	produce by offset printing
	create an offset in
	cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
	make up for
	compensate for or counterbalance