Definitions for ceiling

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ceiling ceil·ing

Spelling: [see-ling]

IPA: /ˈsi lɪŋ/

Ceiling is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 98 anagrams from letters in ceiling (cegiiln).

Definitions for ceiling

noun

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. Aeronautics. the maximum altitude from which the earth can be seen on a particular day, usually equal to the distance between the earth and the base of the lowest cloud bank. Also called absolute ceiling. the maximum altitude at which a particular aircraft can operate under specified conditions.
4. Meteorology. the height above ground level of the lowest layer of clouds that cover more than half of the sky.
5. a lining applied for structural reasons to a framework, especially in the interior surfaces of a ship or boat.
6. Also called ceiling piece. Theater. the ceiling or top of an interior set, made of cloth, a flat, or two or more flats hinged together.
7. the act or work of a person who makes or finishes a ceiling.
8. vaulting, as in a medieval church.

Idioms

1. hit the ceiling, Informal. to become enraged:

verb (used with object)

1. to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
2. to provide with a ceiling.

Origin of ceiling

1350-1400, for def 7; Middle English; see ceil, -ing¹

Examples for ceiling

Paper flags of countries that have fought for freedom hang on strings from the ceiling like nationalist Christmas lights.

It was similarly painted and pasted with historical figures covering the walls and ceiling.

They pass up the church-aisle, and raise their eyes to the ceiling.

His eyes ran over the walls, took in the ceiling, noted the floor—all in a moment.

Fourteen years on, the wooden stairs and ceiling are still charred, and the walls are studded with clusters of bullet holes.

Mrs Verloc, on her back, and staring at the ceiling, made a remark.

Mr Pecksniff looked up to the ceiling, and clasped his hands in rapture.

He grasps the phone in his capable hand, outstretches his long arm toward the ceiling, and angles it down just so.

The nuptials reportedly took place under a ceiling of rose petals, surrounded by 100 or more of their close friends and family.

She raised her blue eyes toward the ceiling in a naive rapture.