ceilingnoun
uk/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ceiling noun (TOP OF A ROOM)
A2 [ C ] the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look above you
Examples
- I got a crick in my neck from painting the ceiling.
- The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.
- On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away.
- There was no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan turning slowly.
- I want the light fittings to be flush with the ceiling.
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- dais
- decking
- downstairs
- floor
- landing
- loft
- low slung
- planking
- platform
- podium
- rostrum
- runway
- soapbox
- the first floor
- the ground floor
- the second floor
- top floor
- underfloor
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ceiling noun (LIMIT)
C2 [ C usually singular ] an upper limit, usually relating to money:
They have imposed/set a ceiling on pay rises.
See also
glass ceiling
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Maximum and minimum
- (at) full stretch idiom
- at least idiom
- bare
- critical mass
- full
- least
- majority
- mass
- max
- max out
- maximal
- maximum
- minimum
- minority
- most
- most
- outside
- peak
- the full monty
- utmost
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Range and limits