kynnys — meaning in English

English meaning

• doorsill noun The horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
• doorstep noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
• sill noun The horizontal ledge at the base of a window or door frame.
• threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.
• verge noun The point right before something happens; the brink or edge.

Senses

kynnys is used for these senses in English:

• sill A threshold or brink across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
• verge (figuratively) An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.

doorstep — full definition

1. noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
2. verb (UK) To turn up unannounced at someone's home, especially to ask questions or make a sale.

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