Ceiling
noun
The top inside part of a room.
I painted the ceiling white.
Often appears as...
- paint the ceiling
- ceiling fan
noun
The maximum height allowed or achievable.
The ceiling of the airplane is 35,000 feet.
Often appears as...
- ceiling of airplane
- hit the ceiling
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The highest level or limit.
There seems to be a ceiling on how much I can earn in my job.
Often appears as...
- hit the ceiling
- ceiling on price
noun
The top inside part of a room.
I painted the ceiling white.
Often appears as...
- paint the ceiling
- ceiling fan
noun
The maximum height allowed or achievable.
The ceiling of the airplane is 35,000 feet.
Often appears as...
- ceiling of airplane
- hit the ceiling
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The highest level or limit.
There seems to be a ceiling on how much I can earn in my job.
Often appears as...
- hit the ceiling
- ceiling on price
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Interior Surface
Remember, 'ceiling' refers to the interior upper surface of a room, not any upper surface outside.
When it rained, they noticed the ceiling in the living room started to leak.
Pro Tip 2/3Not the Roof
'Ceiling' is the underpart of a roof and is found indoors, but it's not the same as 'roof', which is external.
After entering the house, he admired the beautiful patterns on the ceiling.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Aspect
Ceilings can have decorative elements, like moldings or painted designs, which add to a room's character.
The restaurant had a mirrored ceiling that made the space look larger.
Pro Tip 1/3Interior Surface
Remember, 'ceiling' refers to the interior upper surface of a room, not any upper surface outside.
When it rained, they noticed the ceiling in the living room started to leak.
Pro Tip 2/3Not the Roof
'Ceiling' is the underpart of a roof and is found indoors, but it's not the same as 'roof', which is external.
After entering the house, he admired the beautiful patterns on the ceiling.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Aspect
Ceilings can have decorative elements, like moldings or painted designs, which add to a room's character.
The restaurant had a mirrored ceiling that made the space look larger.
Pro Tip 1/3Interior Surface
Remember, 'ceiling' refers to the interior upper surface of a room, not any upper surface outside.
When it rained, they noticed the ceiling in the living room started to leak.
Pro Tip 2/3Not the Roof
'Ceiling' is the underpart of a roof and is found indoors, but it's not the same as 'roof', which is external.
After entering the house, he admired the beautiful patterns on the ceiling.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Aspect
Ceilings can have decorative elements, like moldings or painted designs, which add to a room's character.
The restaurant had a mirrored ceiling that made the space look larger.
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How do geckos defy...
The spatulae flatten, creating lots of surface area for their positively and negatively charged patches to find complimentary patches on the ceiling. Each spatula only contributes a minuscule amount of that van der Waals stickiness. But a gecko has about two billion of them, creating enough combined force to support its weight.
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My glacier cave...
on the surface of the glacier and die, they get buried in the snow and gradually become part of the glacier, sinking deeper and deeper into the ice. As these caves form and melt their way up into the ice, they make these artifacts rain down from the ceiling and fall into the cave floor where we end up finding them.
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
and I remember thinking, I landed so light-footed, thinking, if my knee gives, they'll just have more work to do in the morning. And so, when it was the crazy thing. I don't know how many of you guys have had surgery, but -- you are so helpless, right? You're on this gurney and you're watching the ceiling go by,
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Why is this painting so...
creating the sense of a three-dimensional picture that we can walk into. The line between the ceiling and the wall converges to the open door, further creating the perception of the painting as a physical space seen from the viewer's perspective. In this sense, the audience and the real world are the focus,
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It's a church. It's a...
The four minarets built over the next century are the most obvious sign of this era, serving as architectural supports in addition to their religious purpose. But there are many others. Ornate candle holders relate Suleiman's conquest of Hungary, while giant caligraphy discs hung from the ceiling
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Filming Antarctica's...
going to break through and all of a sudden that ceiling of ice that we've been working underneath would be gone so we felt that there was probably uh quite a limited amount of time that we might be able to film this so the clock was ticking winter is reaching down from the cold world above
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James Kunstler: How bad...
To spatially denote the pedestrian realm, to protect the pedestrians from the vehicles in the carriageway, to filter the sunlight onto the sidewalk, and to soften the hardscape of the buildings and to create a ceiling -- a vaulted ceiling -- over the street, at its best.
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What hallucination...
They wear bright colors, rose and blue, like Eastern dress." Sometimes, she said, before the people come on, she may hallucinate pink and blue squares on the floor, which seem to go up to the ceiling.
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Fighting injustice with...
life I saw how art can heal but my aunt also told me that it can inspire and transform during the many nights in her room stacked ceiling high with art books we would sit beside her tiny coffee
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50 Years Ago, This Was a...
you truthfully I've seen this property and the experiences that people have here change lives Oh beautiful thank you so much what the ceiling me when I was younger I
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How do geckos defy...
The spatulae flatten, creating lots of surface area for their positively and negatively charged patches to find complimentary patches on the ceiling. Each spatula only contributes a minuscule amount of that van der Waals stickiness. But a gecko has about two billion of them, creating enough combined force to support its weight.
Video examples
My glacier cave...
on the surface of the glacier and die, they get buried in the snow and gradually become part of the glacier, sinking deeper and deeper into the ice. As these caves form and melt their way up into the ice, they make these artifacts rain down from the ceiling and fall into the cave floor where we end up finding them.
Video examples
Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
and I remember thinking, I landed so light-footed, thinking, if my knee gives, they'll just have more work to do in the morning. And so, when it was the crazy thing. I don't know how many of you guys have had surgery, but -- you are so helpless, right? You're on this gurney and you're watching the ceiling go by,
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
creating the sense of a three-dimensional picture that we can walk into. The line between the ceiling and the wall converges to the open door, further creating the perception of the painting as a physical space seen from the viewer's perspective. In this sense, the audience and the real world are the focus,
Video examples
It's a church. It's a...
The four minarets built over the next century are the most obvious sign of this era, serving as architectural supports in addition to their religious purpose. But there are many others. Ornate candle holders relate Suleiman's conquest of Hungary, while giant caligraphy discs hung from the ceiling
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
going to break through and all of a sudden that ceiling of ice that we've been working underneath would be gone so we felt that there was probably uh quite a limited amount of time that we might be able to film this so the clock was ticking winter is reaching down from the cold world above
Video examples
James Kunstler: How bad...
To spatially denote the pedestrian realm, to protect the pedestrians from the vehicles in the carriageway, to filter the sunlight onto the sidewalk, and to soften the hardscape of the buildings and to create a ceiling -- a vaulted ceiling -- over the street, at its best.
Video examples
What hallucination...
They wear bright colors, rose and blue, like Eastern dress." Sometimes, she said, before the people come on, she may hallucinate pink and blue squares on the floor, which seem to go up to the ceiling.
Video examples
Fighting injustice with...
life I saw how art can heal but my aunt also told me that it can inspire and transform during the many nights in her room stacked ceiling high with art books we would sit beside her tiny coffee
Video examples
50 Years Ago, This Was a...
you truthfully I've seen this property and the experiences that people have here change lives Oh beautiful thank you so much what the ceiling me when I was younger I
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Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that's fine. But even if you don't quote-unquote make it, you're fine if you've given it your whole heart and soul.
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Alexandra Fuller
English Author
There are real consequences when women speak out. It's really dangerous, and it takes real courage. We are still speaking out against a white male majority. Forget the glass ceiling. We haven't even broken the glass floor!
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Andy Jassy
American Businessman
I think it's scary for consumer confidence and for confidence in U.S. businesses and potential credit ratings if we don't make sure that we raise that debt ceiling.
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Toks Olagundoye
Nigerian Actress
Having a sweet, wide-eyed, awkward character is more charming and allows for more range. If you come from anger, you're going to reach a ceiling very quickly.
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Kari Skogland
I mean, I always just ignored the glass ceilings and didn't let gender get in my own way, which I think was very important to how people perceived me.
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Sandy Duncan
American Musician
Work hard, earn a great living, get whatever you want out of life, have all the stuff you want. But there should be a ceiling on it-enough is enough!
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Kevin Spacey
American Actor
I feel it's a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling... to send the elevator back down and give others a helpful lift.
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Mike Lee
American Politician
It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.
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Jimmy Graham
American Athlete
In my life, the sky is literally the ceiling.
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Ted Yoho
American Politician
I'm not going to raise the debt ceiling.
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Alice Walker
American Author
As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that's fine. But even if you don't quote-unquote make it, you're fine if you've given it your whole heart and soul.
Quote examples
Alexandra Fuller
English Author
There are real consequences when women speak out. It's really dangerous, and it takes real courage. We are still speaking out against a white male majority. Forget the glass ceiling. We haven't even broken the glass floor!
Quote examples
Andy Jassy
American Businessman
I think it's scary for consumer confidence and for confidence in U.S. businesses and potential credit ratings if we don't make sure that we raise that debt ceiling.
Quote examples
Toks Olagundoye
Nigerian Actress
Having a sweet, wide-eyed, awkward character is more charming and allows for more range. If you come from anger, you're going to reach a ceiling very quickly.
Quote examples
Kari Skogland
I mean, I always just ignored the glass ceilings and didn't let gender get in my own way, which I think was very important to how people perceived me.
Quote examples
Sandy Duncan
American Musician
Work hard, earn a great living, get whatever you want out of life, have all the stuff you want. But there should be a ceiling on it-enough is enough!
Quote examples
Kevin Spacey
American Actor
I feel it's a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling... to send the elevator back down and give others a helpful lift.
Quote examples
Mike Lee
American Politician
It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.
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Jimmy Graham
American Athlete
In my life, the sky is literally the ceiling.
Quote examples
Ted Yoho
American Politician
I'm not going to raise the debt ceiling.
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