Ceiling Meaning
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe overhead closure of a room.
nounThe upper limit of an object or action.
Sentence Examples
If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.
The lamp hung from the ceiling.
A large room with a high ceiling
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We painted the bedroom ____ a soft cream color to match the walls.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A beautiful crystal lamp hung from the ____ of the large ballroom.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English celing (“paneling; (bed) cover or hanging”), from celen (“to cover or panel walls”) (from Old French celer (“to conceal”)) + -ing (gerund-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ceil + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] and only at Barnet did Tappin give Empire of India a burst to bring us up to the 60 m.p.h. speed ceiling of the London area."
— 1956 December 26, W. J. Alcock, “On the Footplate of the "Elizabethan"”, in Railway Magazine, page 821:
"Market forces naturally move the economy to the equilibrium, and the price ceiling has no effect on the price or the quantity sold."
— 2008, N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Economics, volume 1, page 114:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We painted the bedroom ____ a soft cream color to match the walls.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A beautiful crystal lamp hung from the ____ of the large ballroom.