Phrase Hound found 45 phrases and 5 compound words that contain ceiling. The most common are listed below. Open ceiling in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 45
- ceiling fanA fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light.
- hit the ceilingAlternative form of hit the roof: To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
- ceiling fansplural of ceiling fan: A fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light.
- through the ceilingSynonym of through the roof: Having risen to a very high level or amount.
- hitting the ceilingpresent participle and gerund of hit the ceiling
- hits the ceilingthird-person singular simple present indicative of hit the ceiling: To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
- dropped ceilingA secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts
- glass ceilingAn unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women).
- debt ceilingThe limit up to which an entity (usually a government) is legally allowed to borrow.
- absolute ceilingThe maximum altitude above sea level that an aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under normal conditions.
- flight ceilingThe highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly due to physical factors, such as low air density.
- bamboo ceilingA social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.
- cloud ceilingThe location above the surface of the Earth where the lowest layer of clouds are reported as broken, overcast or obscuration (as opposed to thin or partial).
- cotton ceilingA social barrier to consideration (by cisgender women) of transgender women as viable sexual partners.
- price ceilingA maximum price payable for something, especially one stipulated by a government of governing body.
- skill ceilingThe amount of skill required to master some activity (especially a game or character); the maximum possible skill.
- popcorn ceilingA ceiling having a type of waterbased spray-on treatment characterized by a rough, lumpy texture.
- cathedral ceilingA vaulted ceiling that slopes upward from the walls, following the slope of the underside of the roof.
- acoustic ceilingSynonym of popcorn ceiling: A ceiling having a type of waterbased spray-on treatment characterized by a rough, lumpy texture.
- ceiling birdSynonym of smoke detector: A device that sounds an alarm when it detects smoke or other evidence of a fire.
- ceiling effectThe process of increasing doses of a given medication to have progressively smaller incremental effect.
- ceiling functionA function that maps a real number to the smallest integer that is no smaller than it.
- drop ceilingA dropped ceiling
- false ceilingSynonym of dropped ceiling: A secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts
- gray ceilingAn informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement for younger people, as a result of older people continuing to work instead of retiring.
Compound words 5
- ceilingwardFacing or directed toward the ceiling.
- ceilinglessWithout a ceiling.
- ceilinglikeResembling or characteristic of a ceiling.
- ceilingwardsTowards the ceiling.
- subceilingA ceiling (or limit) placed on a subdivision