ceiling
ceil|ing /s'iːlɪŋ/ (ceilings)
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A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings...
The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A ceiling on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken.
...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries...
The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production.
= limitglass ceil|ing (glass ceilings)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
When people refer to a glass ceiling, they are talking about the attitudes and traditions in a society that prevent women from rising to the top jobs. (JOURNALISM)
In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company...
1 [N-COUNT]
A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings...
The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A ceiling on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken.
...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries...
The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production.
= limitglass ceil|ing (glass ceilings)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
When people refer to a glass ceiling, they are talking about the attitudes and traditions in a society that prevent women from rising to the top jobs. (JOURNALISM)
In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company...