Ceiling Room ˈsiːlɪŋ Large Painted Fly Noun High

• a large room with a high ceiling
• the walls and ceiling were painted white.
• a large chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
• a fly on the ceiling

ceiling

1. the top inside surface of a room
• a large room with a high ceiling
• The walls and ceiling were painted white.
• A large chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
• a fly on the ceiling
• The ceiling of her room was low.
• She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.

Extra Examples

• The bathroom has mirrors from ceiling to floor.
• The palace is famous for its 17th-century painted ceilings.
2. the highest limit or amount of something
• COMPARE floor
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• The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread and milk.
• The reality is the economy is hitting the ceiling and the growth rate must slow.

Extra Examples

• They've put a $50 ceiling on their admission charge.
• a ceiling on imports
• They have put a ceiling on the price of petrol.
3. the greatest height at which a particular aircraft is able to fly
• an aircraft with a ceiling of 20 000 feet

Word Origin

• Middle English (denoting the action of lining the interior of a room with plaster or panelling): from ceil (perhaps related to Latin celare, French céler ‘conceal’) + -ing. Sense (1) dates from the mid 16th cent.