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ceiling
[ see-ling ]
noun
- the overhead interior surface of a room.
- the top limit imposed by law on the amount of money that can be charged or spent or the quantity of goods that can be produced or sold.
- Aeronautics.
- the maximum altitude from which the earth can be seen on a particular day, usually equal to the distance between the earth and the base of the lowest cloud bank.
- Also called absolute ceiling. the maximum altitude at which a particular aircraft can operate under specified conditions.
- Meteorology. the height above ground level of the lowest layer of clouds that cover more than half of the sky.
- a lining applied for structural reasons to a framework, especially in the interior surfaces of a ship or boat.
- Also called ceiling piece. Theater. the ceiling or top of an interior set, made of cloth, a flat, or two or more flats hinged together.
- the act or work of a person who makes or finishes a ceiling.
- vaulting, as in a medieval church.
ceiling
/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
- the inner upper surface of a room
- an upper limit, such as one set by regulation on prices or wages
- ( as modifier )
ceiling prices
- the upper altitude to which an aircraft can climb measured under specified conditions See also service ceiling absolute ceiling
- meteorol the highest level in the atmosphere from which the earth's surface is visible at a particular time, usually the base of a cloud layer
- a wooden or metal surface fixed to the interior frames of a vessel for rigidity
Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ceiling1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ceiling1
Idioms and Phrases
- hit the ceiling, Informal. to become enraged:
When he saw the amount of the bill, he hit the ceiling.
More idioms and phrases containing ceiling
see glass ceiling ; hit the ceiling .Example Sentences
Those 220 iPad works adorn this gallery, floor to ceiling, the walls bursting with blossom and pure joy, made at a time when the world wasn't feeling very hopeful.
Inside it, the ceiling has a large hole that is dripping water and it looks as if it could collapse at any moment.
Today, its high ceilings and patterned tiled floors remain as relics of a younger Los Angeles.
Inside government officials hope that Wednesday's announcement sets a "ceiling" on negotiations, not the final price, and can be talked down.
Pub owner Vicky Morgans from Swansea recalled the "smelly clothes and stained ceilings" before she introduced the ban a month earlier at West Cross Inn.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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