Word Finder - ceilings

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The overhead closure of a room.

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the dining room had an ornate ceiling

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The upper limit of an object or action.

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

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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."

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

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the ceiling of 4.5 is 5, the ceiling of -4.5 is -4

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The inner planking of a vessel.

Inside, all the walls and ceilings had been covered with sheetrock.

The walls and ceilings are covered FIG.

Geckoes may be seen on the walls and ceilings of any house.

The pipes are placed on the ceilings or sides according to circumstances, but they must be arranged so as to induce a circulation of air throughout the compartment and ensure every part being cooled.

As there is no dormer on the roof, the ceilings slant downward on each side.

Within, the palace is unsurpassed for the exquisite detail of its marble pillars and arches, its fretted ceilings and the veil-like transparency of its filigree work in stucco.

She didn't really care what the dark grey walls, floors, and ceilings were made of or why the floor felt like carpet and looked like gun metal.

The pillars, architraves, ceilings, panels, and almost every available part of the structure, are covered with arabesques and sculptured figures of dragons, lions, tigers, birds, flowers, and even pictorial compositions with landscapes and figures, deeply carved in solid or open workthe wood sometimes plain, sometimes overlaid with pigment and gilding, as in the panelled ceiling of the chapel of Iyeyasu in Tokyo.

The ceilings of the loggias are generally sloping, with richly carved roof-timbers showing below at intervals; and quaintly carved braces connect the outer pillars with the main posts of the building.

Within the houses the ceilings are often exquisitely carved and painted in Mauresque designs, such as are found in the Alhambra, and the tile-work for which Tetuan is known may be seen on floors, pillars and dados.

Of the fresco and stucco decorations of the walls and ceilings, less is naturally preserved.

Again, there are chambers with drifts of snowy crystals of the sulphate of magnesia, the ceilings so thickly covered with their efflorescence that a loud concussion will cause them to fall like flakes of snow.

When, in the last decade of the 19th century, works of thorough architectural investigation and repair were undertaken in that building under the superintendence of Professor Luca Beltrami, a devoted foreign student, Dr Paul Muller-Walde, obtained leave to scrape for traces of Leonardo's handiwork beneath the replastered and whitewashed walls and ceilings of chambers that might be identified with these.

In the interior several ancient monuments of the Suttons and Heathcotes are preserved, besides some beautiful carved stone work, and two rich ceilings of oak over the chapels.

The walls and ceilings are finished off with a smooth coating of hard cement and the floors are protected by cement or asphalt, according to the nature of the traffic on them.

The decoration of some of the rooms is gorgeous, the walls being covered in part with mosaics and in part with carved work, while the ceilings are rich in arabesque ornaments, elaborately gilt.

Her bouncy blond curls brushed his arm as she turned her head to take in the tapestries and look up at the murals on the ceilings.

There were no traditional decorations such as pictures or mirrors on the walls, but colorful cords and streams of what might have been silk edging the corners and dangling from high ceilings.

Thus when, at the close of the 16th century, the Taiko inaugurated the fashion of lavishing all the resources of applied art on the interior decoration of castles and temples, the services of the lacquerer were employed to an extent hitherto unknown, and there resulted some magnificent work on friezes, coffered ceilings, door panels, altar-pieces and cenotaphs.

A former caretaker at the school confirmed that ceilings in the school were made from asbestos tiles.

Another type of ceiling is suspended ceilings which are usually too weak to to fit a pole too.

Look out for the remarkable ceilings particularly the ' Beam Room ' with its original painted ceiling dating from the early 1600s.

All of our homes have smooth plastered ceilings painted white.

They work well on flat ceilings but not so well on artexed ceilings.

They installed high-energy air filters and stucco ceilings to cut down on odors and noise.

Dream with the painted cherubs that adorn the bedroom ceilings.

Also, what is the best way to fix plaster cornice to the walls & ceilings?

This adds to the lofty feel of the property along with high, sloping ceilings supported by wooden crossbeams.

The Grill Room is lavishly decorated with mirrors held up by caryatids and ceilings covered in rococo curlicues.

Ceilings Upgrading or renewal of old lath and plaster ceilings or otherwise defective ceilings to provide adequate fire resistance.

Interior features include gilding, painted ceilings and red and green velvet walls.

My old classmates would today be forced to shatter so many glass ceilings they'd probably retire hurt.

The Loft Apartments, which feature high ceilings, are also imbued with a delightful sense of history.

I've got multiple lacerations on my head from all the glass ceilings I broke on my way up!

To give the impression of an old lath and plaster ceiling, the new ceilings were coated with a coarse sand mix.

The other remarkable feature is the ornamental plasterwork on the ceilings.

Huge pillars and high ceilings with intricate plasterwork and moldings can be found throughout the building, creating an inspirational learning environment.

Climb the ancient turnpike stair to the Duke's Suite, including the incomparable 17th century plasterwork ceilings.

There are suspended ceilings throughout with areas of exposed painted structural steelwork to the warehouse.

The edifices in general are low, and are massively built with thick walls and domed ceilings to resist earthquakes, and lessen the danger from falling masonry.

Soane 's design includes high vaulted ceilings with his signature starfish pattern.

The bars are both long and brightly painted with high fine stucco ceilings.

Double glazed Georgian bar window to side, vanity basin set in unit, heavily beamed ceilings, open beams to the side.

These unique whitewashed cottages feature high peaked ceilings with ceiling fans.

Other features include a 150 year old feature fire place, beamed ceilings and wood paneling to dining room.

Showers may not be waterproof, ceilings may not be vented properly, and frames may not be sturdy enough to handle the stress of the road.

Look for fans with remote controls instead of or in addition to pull-chains, particularly in the case of higher ceilings.

Soy candles produce less soot - that dark, ashy substance that coats walls, ceilings is a particulate matter made up of carbon and is dangerous to human lungs.

Small rooms with low ceilings will ultimately have to have a very different look and color scheme than a large room with a taller ceiling.

Smaller rooms work better with cooler toned colors, white ceilings and deeper colors closer to the ground.