ceiling
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
he hated painting the ceiling
Types & categories
- upper surface hypernym
- overhead hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 2 noun
(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
Types & categories
- altitude hypernym
Related & opposite
- meteorology domain topic
Sense 3 noun
an upper limit on what is allowed
he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
Types & categories
- control hypernym
- glass ceiling hyponym
Related & opposite
- cap derivation
Sense 4 noun
maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
Types & categories
- altitude hypernym
- absolute ceiling hyponym
- combat ceiling hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | hall |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | room |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | upper surface |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overhead |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | meteorology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | altitude |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cap |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | glass ceiling |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | altitude |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | absolute ceiling |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | combat ceiling |