ceiling

Plural: ceilings

Noun

• The overhead interior surface of a room or space.
• the overhead upper surface of a covered space
  • "he hated painting the ceiling"
• (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
• an upper limit on what is allowed
  • "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"
• maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
• The overhead closure of a room.
• The upper limit of an object or action.
• The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
• The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
• The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
• The inner planking of a vessel.
• The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction.
• The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

Verb

• present participle and gerund of ceil

Examples

• Even though it was cloudy, there was still enough ceiling for the Blue Angels to perform a great show.
• His score hit the CEILING after a spectacular triple-word-score bingo in Words With Friends.
• The ceiling of 4.5 is 5; the ceiling of −4.5 is −4.
• The dining room had an ornate ceiling.

Synonyms

cap, roof, ceil

Antonyms

floor