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Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up.
Jay Carney

Meaning of "ceiling" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CEILING

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CEILING

ceiling  [ˈsiːlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEILING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ceiling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CEILING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ceiling

A ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limit of a room. It is not generally considered a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the floor or roof structure above. California tract home with an open-beam ceiling, 1960. Ceilings are classified according to their appearance or construction. A cathedral ceiling is any tall ceiling area similar to those in a church. A dropped ceiling is one in which the finished surface is constructed anywhere from a few inches to several feet below the structure above it. This may be done for aesthetic purposes, such as achieving a desirable ceiling height; or practical purposes such as providing a space for HVAC or piping. An inverse of this would be a raised floor. A concave or barrel shaped ceiling is curved or rounded, usually for visual or acoustical value, while a coffered ceiling is divided into a grid of recessed square or octagonal panels, also called a "lacunar ceiling". A cove ceiling uses a curved plaster transition between wall and ceiling; it is named for cove molding, a molding with a concave curve.

Definition of ceiling in the English dictionary

The first definition of ceiling in the dictionary is the inner upper surface of a room. Other definition of ceiling is an upper limit, such as one set by regulation on prices or wages. Ceiling is also the highest level in the atmosphere from which the earth's surface is visible at a particular time, usually the base of a cloud layer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEILING


appealing
əˈpiːlɪŋ
Darjeeling
dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ
Darjiling
dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ
dealing
ˈdiːlɪŋ
Ealing
ˈiːlɪŋ
feeling
ˈfiːlɪŋ
freewheeling
ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ
healing
ˈhiːlɪŋ
ill-feeling
ˌɪlˈfiːlɪŋ
kneeling
ˈniːlɪŋ
peeling
ˈpiːlɪŋ
revealing
rɪˈviːlɪŋ
sealing
ˈsiːlɪŋ
stealing
ˈstiːlɪŋ
subceiling
ˈsʌbˌsiːlɪŋ
unappealing
ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ
unconcealing
ˌʌnkənˈsiːlɪŋ
undersealing
ˈʌndəˌsiːlɪŋ
unfeeling
ʌnˈfiːlɪŋ
wheeling
ˈwiːlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEILING

cedrate
cedrelaceous
cedrine
cedula
cee
Ceefax
CEGB
ceiba
ceil
ceiler
ceilidh
ceiling decoration
ceiling fan
ceiling price
ceiling rose
ceilometer
ceinture
cel
Cela
celadon

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEILING

ailing
boiling
calling
failing
filing
mailing
mass mailing
parasailing
piling
prevailing
profiling
railing
retailing
sailing
smiling
tailing
tiling
trailing
unveiling
veiling
wailing

Synonyms and antonyms of ceiling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ceiling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEILING

Find out the translation of ceiling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ceiling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ceiling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天花板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

techo
570 millions of speakers

English

ceiling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَقْف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

потолок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plafond
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zimmerdecke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

天井
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trần nhà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உச்சவரம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमाल मर्यादा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tavan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soffitto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sufit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стеля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tavan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταβάνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plafon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

innertak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ceiling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEILING»

The term «ceiling» is very widely used and occupies the 7.188 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEILING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ceiling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ceiling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ceiling

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10 QUOTES WITH «CEILING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ceiling.
1
Charles Bass
Most of the major increases in the debt ceiling have been accompanied by structural changes in the way we raise and spend money.
2
Peter L. Bergen
I stepped into the bedroom where he was killed and looked up at the ceiling, where you could still see the patterns of blood that had spurted from bin Laden's head when the bullet fired by a U.S. Navy SEAL tore through the terrorist leader's face.
3
Nate Berkus
In design-speak, 'a library' means a room lined with books, floor-to ceiling, but it all depends on the space you have. You may have a free-standing bookshelf of your favorite books if that's all you have room for.
4
Shukla Bose
The first Parikrma school started in a slum where there were 70,000 people living below the poverty line. Our first school was on a rooftop of a building inside the slums, a second story building, the only second story building inside the slums. And that rooftop did not have any ceiling, only half a tin sheet. That was our first school.
5
David Bromstad
I just don't think there are any rules to color. You have a small space with no windows? Put lamps in there, make it dramatic, paint the ceiling black. Do something with it. If it's dark, accentuate the darkness.
6
Jay Carney
Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up.
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Jay Carney
The debate we won't be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation where people will hold the American economy hostage in order to achieve a specific agenda - at least not until 2013. So we think that is incredibly important as a matter of economic good.
8
Humphrey Carpenter
I can write, He floated up to the ceiling, and a baby rabbit came out of his pocket, grew wings, and flew away. And you will believe that it really happened. That's magic, isn't it?
9
Kenneth Chenault
I think what's important to understand is if the United States hits the debt ceiling and is unable to pay its debts, the consequences will be immediate and dramatic.
10
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEILING»

Discover the use of ceiling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ceiling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Can Women Reach the Top of ...
The ground-breaking study of women executives in fortune 100-sized companies, updated for the 1990s
Ann M. Morrison, Randall P. White, Ellen Van Velsor, 1992
2
Cracking the Highest Glass Ceiling: A Global Comparison of ...
This examination of the role of gender stereotyping in media coverage of executive elections uses nine case studies from around the world to provide a unique comparative perspective.
Rainbow Murray, 2010
3
The Fly on the Ceiling: A Math Reader
A story about how the very messy French philosopher, Renâe Descartes, invented an ingenious way to keep track of his possessions.
DR.JULIE GLASS, 1998
4
Breaking the Brass Ceiling: Women Police Chiefs and Their ...
Profiles the top women cops and their rise to the top of their departments.
Dorothy Moses Schulz, 2004
5
Ceiling of Sticks
Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, Shane Book's collection,Ceiling of Sticks, is a powerful and unflinching sort of documentary poetics.
Shane Book, 2010
6
Dancing on the Ceiling: A Study of Women Managers in Education
And the notion of formation is what makes this book so important, for Valerie Hall was not only keen to document what it meant to be an educational leader from the perspectives of these six women, but how it was that each of them became ...
Dr Valerie Hall, 1996
7
Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women Religious ...
This collection of lively Q&A interviews with key contemporary female religious leaders focuses not only on the discrimination faced by some of the most important women in religion, but documents the emerging leadership of women in several ...
Maureen E. Fiedler, 2010
8
Michelangelo And The Pope's Ceiling
This fascinating book tells the story of those four extraordinary years and paints a magnificent picture of day-to-day life on the Sistine scaffolding - and outside, in the upheaval of early sixteenth-century Rome.
Ross King, 2012
9
Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling: Women and ...
With the most comprehensive data that exists on women and congressional elections, Palmer and Simon explore the American "political glass ceiling" – how incumbency, strategy and redistricting effect the success of women candidates for ...
Barbara Palmer, Dennis Simon, 2010
10
The Man in the Ceiling
He's bad at sports and not much better at school, but Jimmy sure can draw terrific cartoons. And his dream, like that of his Uncle Lester, who writes flop Broadway musicals'is to be recognized for what he loves doing most.
Jules Feiffer, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEILING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ceiling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Forex technical analysis: USDCAD runs into ceiling area and retreats
The ceiling today allowed traders to define and limit risk. There will likely be stops should the price break higher later but for now the line held. «ForexLive, Jul 15»
2
Vyapam scam: Police constable found hanging from ceiling fan
New Delhi: Constable Ramakant Pandey, a suspect in the mult-crore Vyapam scam allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling ... «ABP Live, Jul 15»
3
Lakewood man accused of firing a gun into the ceiling of neighbor's …
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — A grand jury will now consider the case of a Lakewood man accused of firing a handgun into the ceiling of his neighbor's ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
4
Which jobs are worst for women?
While it's not uncommon to believe the glass ceiling has been broken in a lot of industries in Australia, a new study has shown we have a long ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
5
Josh Grisetti to Lead THE CRACK IN THE CEILING at NYC Fringe …
The New York International Fringe Festival and CitySalt Theatricals present The Crack in the Ceiling starring Josh Grisetti* (It Shoulda Been ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
6
Arsenal Set €60m Ceiling For Gonzalo Higuain Chase
Arsenal Set €60m Ceiling For Gonzalo Higuain Chase. Arsenal are ready to make a move for Gonzalo Higuain this summer but are unwilling to ... «Inside Futbol, Jul 15»
7
Plaster of anganwadi ceiling peels off; four children injured
Four children were injured when the plaster of the ceiling of an anganwadi building peeled off and fell on them at Pallapatti near here on ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Wanted - A Ceiling for Maximum Wage
Therefore, the first thing to do is to set a ceiling for maximum wage, including housing, furniture, wardrobe and entertainment allowances, in the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
July 7, Forty Years Ago: Bill on land ceiling
Bill on land ceiling. Union Finance Minister C. Subramaniam said that the government would bring in a new law to “enforce the socialisation of ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
HDB should keep income ceiling for studio flats, allow resale
It is encouraging that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) is reviewing the sale of two-room flats and studio apartments to meet the ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»

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