Ceiling vs. Floor

Ceilingnoun

The overhead closure of a room.

Ceilingnoun

The upper limit of an object or action.

Ceilingnoun

(aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.

Ceilingnoun

(meteorology) The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited."

Ceilingnoun

(mathematics) The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number.

Ceilingnoun

(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.

Ceilingverb

present participle of ceil

Ceilingnoun

The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor.

Ceilingnoun

The inner planking of a vessel.

Ceilingnoun

the overhead upper surface of a room;

Ceilingnoun

(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

Ceilingnoun

an upper limit on what is allowed;

Ceilingnoun

maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

Ceilingnoun

the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment

Ceilingnoun

an upper limit set on prices, wages, or expenditure

Ceilingnoun

the maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach

Ceilingnoun

the altitude of the base of a cloud layer.

Ceilingnoun

the inside planking of a ship's bottom and sides.

Ceiling

A ceiling is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room. It is not generally considered a structural element, but a finished surface concealing the underside of the roof structure or the floor of a story above.

Floornoun

The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.

Floornoun

Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground).

Floornoun

The lower inside surface of a hollow space.

Floornoun

A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.

Floornoun

The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.

Floornoun

A storey/story of a building.

Floornoun

In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.

Floornoun

Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.

Floornoun

(nautical) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.

Floornoun

(mining) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.

Floornoun

(mining) A horizontal, flat ore body.

Floornoun

(mathematics) The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.

Floornoun

(gymnastics) An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface.

Floornoun

(gymnastics) A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.

Floornoun

(finance) A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap.

Floornoun

A dance floor.

Floornoun

The area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition

Floorverb

To cover or furnish with a floor.

Floorverb

To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.

Floorverb

To accelerate rapidly.

Floorverb

To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.

Floorverb

To amaze or greatly surprise.

Floorverb

(colloquial) To finish or make an end of.

Floorverb

(mathematics) To set a lower bound.

Floornoun

The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

Floornoun

The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.

Floornoun

The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.

Floornoun

A story of a building. See Story.

Floornoun

The part of the house assigned to the members.

Floornoun

That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.

Floornoun

The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.

Floorverb

To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.

Floorverb

To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.

Floorverb

To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.

Floornoun

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway);

Floornoun

structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;

Floornoun

a lower limit;

Floornoun

the ground on which people and animals move about;

Floornoun

the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.

Floornoun

the occupants of a floor;

Floornoun

the parliamentary right to address an assembly;

Floornoun

the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business;

Floornoun

a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done;

Floorverb

surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off;

Floorverb

knock down with force;

Floor

A floor is the bottom surface of a room or vehicle. Floors vary from simple dirt in a cave to many-layered surfaces made with modern technology.