If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.
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Ceiling
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "ceiling" (231 found)
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Closest matches (47)
acmeaerospaceaerosphereairair holeair pocketair spaceairburstairspaceallaltitudealtitude peakapogeeatmospheric visibilityautomatic controlblast offblast-offborder linebottom pricebound
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boundaryboundary conditionboundary linebournbreak boundarybreakoff pointbumpburnburnoutbusiness indexcatceiling priceceiling unlimitedcircumscriptionclarityclearnessclimaxcompanioncompassconfineconspicuityconspicuousness
Adjective(1 words)
capping policy
Strong matches (69)
consumer price indexcost-of-living indexcrosswindcrowncrystal-clearnesscutoffcutoff pointdeadlinedefinitenessdefinitiondelimitationdemand curvedescentdeterminantdistinctnessdivision lineeaveselevationeminenceempty space
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endend of burningevidenceevidentnessexaltationextremeextremityfavorable windfinishflightfloorfloor pricefogfrontfrontierhauteurhead windhedgeheightheighthhigh visibilityhigh water markhigh-pressure areahigh-water markhighest degreehighnessholehousetopignitionimpactinflationinflationary spiralinterfaceionospherejetstreamlanternlaunchlift-offlimenlimit
Adjective(5 words)
different limitsgreatest quantityhighest quantitylargest possible valuelargest quantity
Related words (115)
limitationlimiting factorlineline of demarcationloftinesslow visibilitylow-pressure arealow-water marklower limitmanifestnessmarchmarkmaximummetene plus ultranth degreeobviousnessovercastoverheadparts
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patentnesspeakpenthousepercipiperpendicular distancepinnacleplafondplainnesspocketprice ceilingprice indexprice levelprominenceridgepolerising pricesrocket launchingroofroof gardenroof-deckroofageroofingroofpolerooftoprooftreeroughnessseeingshingleshinglesshipshootshotskylightslatessoupspacestartstarting linestarting pointstaturestratospheresublimitysubstratospheresummittail windtallnesstarget datetermterminal dateterminusthe wholethresholdtilestime allotmenttoptop pricetoploftinesstrajectorytropopausetropospheretroughturbulenceupper limitutmostutmost extentuttermostvelocity peakvisibilityvisibility unlimitedvisibility zero
Noun(23 words)
limitinglimitslimits conceptmaxmaxesmaximummaximum capacitymaximum service capacitymaximumsmost numerical descriptornext integerno furtherno morepeak reading abilityperformance boundquotaroofroofsroundupsstorage limit
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theta boundupper boundupper surface
Adjective(3 words)
maximum countmaximum degreemaximum workload
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6 entriescoffered ceilingplaster ceilingprice ceilingrent ceilingsuspended ceilingwage ceiling
Collocations
6 entriesceiling fanceiling heightceiling tilecoffered ceilingplaster ceilingsuspended ceiling
Inflections
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15 total sentences available.
The lamp hung from the ceiling.
Source: tatoeba (29711)
So that Michelangelo might paint certain figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, so that Shakespeare might write certain speeches and Keats his poems, it seemed to me worthwhile that countless millions should have lived and suffered and died.
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A fly can walk on the ceiling.
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