Ceiling Definition

sēlĭng
ceilings
noun
ceilings
The inside top part or covering of a room, opposite the floor.
Webster's New World
Material used to cover this surface.
American Heritage
Any overhanging expanse seen from below.
Webster's New World
The height of the lower surface of such a covering.
Webster's New World
Something resembling a ceiling.
A ceiling of leaves over the arbor.
American Heritage
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verb

Present participle of ceil.

Wiktionary
idiom
hit the ceiling
  • to lose one's temper
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ceiling

Noun

Singular:
ceiling
Plural:
ceilings

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Ceiling

Origin of Ceiling

  • Middle English celing from celen to ceil ceil

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English ceiling, from ceil (“to cover”) + -ing.

    From Wiktionary

Ceiling Sentence Examples

  • The ceiling began to crumble.

  • The walls and ceiling glittered with gold and precious gems.

  • She stared at the ceiling, enjoying the breeze skating through the windows.

  • A window in the ceiling opened.

  • Alex lifted his brows and turned his palms up to the ceiling in defeat.

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Words Starting With

CCECEI

Words Ending With

GNGING

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ceiling

Words Starting With C and Ending With G

Starts With C & Ends With GStarts With CE & Ends With GStarts With C & Ends With NG

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With G