Word a Day
ceiling
What does ceiling mean?
ceiling (noun): the overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ceiling in a sentence?
- He hated painting the ceiling. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce ceiling?
/ˈsilɪŋ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ceiling come from?
From Middle English celing (“paneling; (bed) cover or hanging”), from celen (“to cover or panel walls”) (from Old French celer (“to conceal”)) + -ing (gerund-forming suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “ceiling” mean?
an area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation
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personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
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an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply
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the overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room
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