2syllables
ceiling
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Definitions ofceiling
1verb
- To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar.
- To set a higher bound.
1noun
- The overhead closure of a room.
Example: "the dining room had an ornate ceiling"
- The upper limit of an object or action.
- The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.
- The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."
- The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.
Example: "the ceiling of 4.5 is 5, the ceiling of -4.5 is -4"
- The inner planking of a vessel.
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