word | ceiling |
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definition | noun 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 bookcases. A ceiling on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken . ...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries. The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production. A ceiling is the greatest height at which a particular aircraft can fly safely. |
inflections | ceilings |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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