ceiling

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UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/

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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Top part of a room above your head

I am so tall I can touch the ceiling in this room

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Greatest level that is allowed; limit

The price ceiling for these new houses is set at a quarter of a million dollars

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The height above the ground of the lowest layer of clouds

The ceiling was low, making flying dangerous

v.t.Transitive VerbTo round a number up to the nearest integer

The function will ceiling the value to the nearest integer

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A function that rounds a number up to the nearest integer

Use the ceiling function to round up the number

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The maximum altitude at which an aircraft can maintain a specified rate of climb under standard conditions.

The aircraft has a service ceiling of 30,000 feet.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An invisible barrier that prevents someone, especially a woman or member of a minority group, from advancing to the highest levels of an organization.

She felt like she had hit a glass ceiling in her career.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A limit on the amount of money that can be borrowed.

The debt ceiling must be raised to avoid a government shutdown.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The material used to form a ceiling.

The ceiling was made of plaster.

v.t.Transitive VerbTo provide a room with a ceiling.

They are ceiling the room with plasterboard.

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Optometrist Career Information : Optometrist Salary

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Optometrist Career Information : Optometrist Salary

have a higher ceiling, relative to other optometrists that work within a hospital system. The field
have a higher ceiling, relative to other optometrists that work within a hospital system. The field

Passenger - Let Her Go ( cover by J.Fla )

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Passenger - Let Her Go ( cover by J.Fla )

Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Staring at the ceiling in the dark

Thieves take $30 million in one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history

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Thieves take $30 million in one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history

Sources telling CNN the burglars broke through the roof, bypassed the alarms, entered the vault by cutting through the ceiling and then exited the building by breaking through a rear wall.
Sources telling CNN the burglars broke through the roof, bypassed the alarms, entered the vault by cutting through the ceiling and then exited the building by breaking through a rear wall.
by cutting through the ceiling
by cutting through the ceiling

Sofia The First - Bigger Is Better - Song - Disney Junior UK HD

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Sofia The First - Bigger Is Better - Song - Disney Junior UK HD

they made me a new cake that went from ceiling to floor
they made me a new cake that went from ceiling to floor

IKEA Small Spaces - Squeezing a small laundry room into a small bathroom

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IKEA Small Spaces - Squeezing a small laundry room into a small bathroom

We also put up this drying rack, which you can raise to the ceiling.
We also put up this drying rack, which you can raise to the ceiling.

DONT Name Change your Horse in Minecraft to this... - Part 13

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DONT Name Change your Horse in Minecraft to this... - Part 13

I don't really know how to do the ceiling but we'll figure it out Sven.
I don't really know how to do the ceiling but we'll figure it out Sven.
Undeniably a film I recommend it was good. I love how all the colors come together. Ceiling time.
Undeniably a film I recommend it was good. I love how all the colors come together. Ceiling time.

I found a PewDiePie Boss in Minecraft! (Real) - Part 26

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I found a PewDiePie Boss in Minecraft! (Real) - Part 26

guys just like food raining from ceiling does anyone know where that comes from
guys just like food raining from ceiling does anyone know where that comes from

What causes Pneumonia? plus 9 more videos.. #aumsum

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What causes Pneumonia? plus 9 more videos.. #aumsum

As these cavities get bigger, the ceiling of the cavity, that is, the upper layers of soil cannot hold the weight, hence they collapse forming sinkholes.
As these cavities get bigger, the ceiling of the cavity, that is, the upper layers of soil cannot hold the weight, hence they collapse forming sinkholes.

I summoned The Wither Boss in Minecraft - Part 25

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I summoned The Wither Boss in Minecraft - Part 25

"Why is potato run from ceiling?!"
"Why is potato run from ceiling?!"

What causes Sinkholes? | #aumsum

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What causes Sinkholes? | #aumsum

As these cavities get bigger, the ceiling of the cavity, that is, the upper layers of soil cannot hold the weight, hence they collapse forming sinkholes.
As these cavities get bigger, the ceiling of the cavity, that is, the upper layers of soil cannot hold the weight, hence they collapse forming sinkholes.