ceiling

[ˈsiːlɪŋ]

Definition:
1. The overhead upper surface of a room.
2. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds.
3. An upper limit on what is allowed.

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Use 'ceiling' in a sentence:

• 1. The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
• 2. The rooms had high ceilings.
• 3. Colourful streamers and paper decorations had been hung from the ceiling.
• 4. There was a small air vent in the ceiling.
• 5. Seaton lay on his bed and gazed at the ceiling as the light faded.
• 6. She loved the gracefully high ceiling, with its white-painted cornice.
• 7. Ceiling and wall lights can operate independently.
• 8. I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam halfway through.
• 9. Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling.
• 10. Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings.
• 11. She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.
• 12. In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company.
• 13. When we moved here the walls and ceiling were in an awful state.
• 14. There was a ruddy great hole in the ceiling.
• 15. You could paint the walls and ceilings the same colour so they blend together.
• 16. A light-bulb hanging from the ceiling filled the room with a cold yellow light.
• 17. Festive paper decorations had been hung from the ceiling.
• 18. I'll paint the ceiling if you make a start on the walls.
• 19. He hit his head on the low ceiling.
• 20. If the TV was built into the ceiling, you could lie there while watching your favourite programme.
• 21. Part of my bedroom ceiling has fallen in.
• 22. Floor-to-ceiling windows can look stunning, giving the illusion of extra height.
• 23. Watch your head on the low ceiling.
• 24. The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.
• 25. Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke toward the ceiling.
• 26. The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings.
• 27. The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
• 28. A flake of plaster from the ceiling fell into his eye, which became septic.
• 29. The basketball nets hung down from the ceiling at either end of the gymnasium.
• 30. A single light bulb dangled from the ceiling.
• 31. Pinks and beiges were chosen to echo the colours of the ceiling.
• 32. Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling.
• 33. The ceiling suddenly caved in on top of them.
• 34. The wallpaper was peeling away close to the ceiling.
• 35. They fitted a smoke alarm to the ceiling.
• 36. The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
• 37. The ceiling was grey and cracked.
• 38. The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.
• 39. A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
• 40. I stared at the peeling paint on the ceiling.
• 41. There was a deep crack in the ceiling above him.
• 42. I'm going to paint the walls white and the ceiling pink.
• 43. He then stencilled the ceiling with a moon and stars motif.
• 44. I cracked my head on the low ceiling.
• 45. He untwisted the wire off the champagne bottle, and the cork popped and shot to the ceiling.
• 46. She lay back and stared at the ceiling.
• 47. The floor was level, but the ceiling sloped toward his head.