CEFR A2

ceiling

noun

Meaning

The upper interior surface of a room or building.

Examples

The old house had beautiful ornate plasterwork on the ceiling.
We installed new light fixtures in the ceiling.

Synonyms: top, roof, canopy

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ceiling (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪŋ/

Definition

The upper interior surface of a room or building.

Examples

The old house had beautiful ornate plasterwork on the ceiling.
We installed new light fixtures in the ceiling.
A water stain spread across the ceiling after the leak.

How to Use ceiling

ceiling on something (prepositional phrase): An upper limit placed on something. — "There is a ceiling on the amount of money we can withdraw daily."

Synonyms of ceiling

Words with a similar meaning to ceiling:

Antonyms of ceiling

Words with the opposite meaning to ceiling:

floor

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