Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 1 compound words that contain ceilings. The most common are listed below. Open ceilings in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- glass ceilingsplural of glass ceiling: An unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women).
- price ceilingsplural of price ceiling: A maximum price payable for something, especially one stipulated by a government of governing body.
- absolute ceilingsplural of absolute ceiling: The maximum altitude above sea level that an aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under normal conditions.
- acoustic ceilingsplural of acoustic ceiling: A ceiling having a type of waterbased spray-on treatment characterized by a rough, lumpy texture.
- bamboo ceilingsplural of bamboo ceiling: A social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.
- brass ceilingsplural of brass ceiling: An unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.
- cathedral ceilingsplural of cathedral ceiling: A vaulted ceiling that slopes upward from the walls, following the slope of the underside of the roof.
- cloud ceilingsplural of cloud ceiling: The 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 ceilingsplural of cotton ceiling: A social barrier to consideration (by cisgender women) of transgender women as viable sexual partners.
- debt ceilingsplural of debt ceiling: The limit up to which an entity (usually a government) is legally allowed to borrow.
- drop ceilingsplural of drop ceiling: A dropped ceiling
- dropped ceilingsplural of dropped ceiling: A secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts
- flight ceilingsplural of flight ceiling: The highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly due to physical factors, such as low air density.
- lavender ceilingsplural of lavender ceiling: An unwritten barrier preventing the advancement of LGBT people in society.
- pink ceilingsplural of pink ceiling: An informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement, in employment and elsewhere, for gay and lesbian people.
- popcorn ceilingsplural of popcorn ceiling: A ceiling having a type of waterbased spray-on treatment characterized by a rough, lumpy texture.
- skill ceilingsplural of skill ceiling: The amount of skill required to master some activity (especially a game or character); the maximum possible skill.
- tray ceilingsplural of tray ceiling: A tray-shaped recess in a ceiling.
Compound words 1
- subceilingsplural of subceiling: A ceiling (or limit) placed on a subdivision