the top inside surface of a room. a large room with a high ceiling; The walls and ceiling were painted white. A large chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Glass ceiling · Debt ceiling · Ceiling rose noun

1the top inside surface of a room She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling. · 2the highest limit or amount of something price ceilings They raised the ...

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ceiling, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...

the way in which unfair attitudes can stop women, or other groups, from getting the best jobs in a company, etc.

noun [usually singular] the imaginary barrier that stops women, or other groups, from getting the best jobs in a company, etc.

CEILING definition: 1. the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look above you 2. an upper limit, usually…. Learn more.

​a round object that is fixed to the ceiling of a room for the wires of an electric light to go through. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

​the upper limit on the amount of money that a government can borrow. They will either have to make cuts somewhere or raise the debt ceiling. Topics Moneyc2.

absolute ceiling, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

noun · the inner upper surface of a room · an upper limit, such as one set by regulation on prices or wages · the upper altitude to which an aircraft can climb ...