Ceiling
21ceiling — Synonyms and related words: CAT, acme, aerospace, aerosphere, air hole, air pocket, airspace, all, altitude, altitude peak, apogee, atmospheric visibility, automatic control, blast off, border line, bottom price, bound, boundary, boundary… …
22ceiling — ceil|ing [ silıŋ ] noun count ** 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. A ceiling of $100 was put on all donations. 3. ) TECHNICAL …
23ceiling — [14] Ceiling is something of a mystery word. It originally signified the internal lining of any part of a building, including walls as well as roof (the modern sense ‘overhead inside surface of a room’ began to crystallize out in the 16th… …
24ceiling — / si:lIN/ noun (C) 1 the inner surface of the top part of a room compare roof 1 (2) 2 the largest number or amount of something that is officially allowed: a budget ceiling of $5000 | The government imposed a ceiling on imports of foreign cars. 3 …
25ceiling*/ — [ˈsiːlɪŋ] noun [C] 1) the surface that is above you in a room There were cracks in the walls and the ceiling.[/ex] 2) an upper limit set on the number or amount of something A ceiling of £100 was put on all donations.[/ex] • See: glass ceiling …
26ceiling — / si:lɪŋ/ noun the highest point that something can reach, e.g. the highest rate of interest or the largest amount of money which a depositor may deposit ● to fix a ceiling for a budget ● There is a ceiling of $100,000 on deposits. ● Output… …
27ceiling — [14] Ceiling is something of a mystery word. It originally signified the internal lining of any part of a building, including walls as well as roof (the modern sense ‘overhead inside surface of a room’ began to crystallize out in the 16th… …
28Ceiling — Ceil Ceil (s[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ceiled} (s[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ceiling}.] [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel heaven, canopy, fr. L. caelum heaven, vault, arch, covering; cf. Gr. koi^los hollow.] 1. To overlay or cover the inner side… …
29ceiling — In the USA, an amount equal to the net realizable value of an asset. The market cannot exceed the ceiling (upper limit) when employing the lower of cost or market method of inventory valuation. If market is greater than the ceiling, the latter is …
30ceiling — /ˈsilɪŋ / (say seeling) noun 1. the overhead interior lining of a room; the surface of a room opposite the floor. 2. top limit: a ceiling on expenditure. 3. Nautical the flooring, usually wooden, covering the double bottom tanks, at the bottom of …
