ceilings
SaySEE-lingzUS/ˈsilɪŋz/UK/ˈsiːlɪŋz/
- 1Plural of ceiling.
Water damage left brown stains across two of the bedroom ceilings.
The cathedral's vaulted ceilings draw visitors from around the world.
Note
A regular plural that carries every meaning of the singular, not just the overhead surface of a room. Prices and debts have ceilings, aircraft have ceilings they cannot safely climb past, and an overcast sky has a ceiling measured from the ground. A ship's inner planking is its ceiling too. Whatever the sense, the form is simply ceiling plus -s, as in price ceilings and debt ceilings.
ceilings is a form of ceiling
ceiling, noun: The upper surface enclosing a room, opposite the floor and above the occupants. Full entry
- Forms
- ceilingceilings plural
- Spelling
- ceiling → ceilings: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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