Ceiling
11ceiling — noun 1 top surface inside a room ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low, tall (AmE) ▪ cathedral (= a high ceiling with open space up to the roof) (AmE), domed, sloped (AmE), sloping (BrE) …
12ceiling — n. upper limit 1) to place, set a ceiling (on prices) 2) to lower; raise a ceiling 3) to abolish, lift a ceiling (on prices) 4) a high; low ceiling 5) a price; rent ceiling top of a room 6) a high; low ceiling misc. 7) (slang) to hit the ceiling… …
13ceiling — ceilinged, adj. /see ling/, n. 1. the overhead interior surface of a room. 2. 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. 3. Aeron. a. the maximum… …
14ceiling — cei|ling W3S3 [ˈsi:lıŋ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: ceil to provide with a ceiling (16 20 centuries), probably from Latin caelare to cut into a surface ] 1.) the inner surface of the top part of a room →↑roof ▪ rooms with high ceilings ▪ a light… …
15ceiling — [[t]si͟ːlɪŋ[/t]] ceilings 1) N COUNT A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room. The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings... The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with… …
16ceiling */*/ — UK [ˈsiːlɪŋ] / US [ˈsɪlɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms ceiling : singular ceiling plural ceilings 1) the surface that is above you in a room 2) an upper limit set on the number or amount of something They imposed a ceiling on agricultural imports …
17ceiling — noun Etymology: Middle English celing, from celen Date: 1535 1. a. the overhead inside lining of a room b. material used to ceil a wall or roof of a room 2. something thought of as an overhanging shelter or a lofty canopy …
18ceiling — noun /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ a) The surface that bounds the upper limit of a room. the dining room had an ornate ceiling b) The upper limit of an object or action. price ceilings Ant: floor See Also: roof, floor …
19Ceiling — The maximum level permissible in a financial transaction. Ceiling refers to the highest price, the maximum interest rate, or the largest of some other factor involved in a transaction. For example, the interest rate ceiling on a credit card is… …
20ceiling — / si:lɪŋ/ noun the highest point that something can reach, e.g. the highest rate of a pay increase ● to fix a ceiling for a budget ● There is a ceiling of $100,000 on deposits. ● Output reached its ceiling in June and has since fallen back. ●… …
