ADJ
high, low | domed, sloping, suspended, vaulted
painted
We need to repaint the white ceiling in the kitchen before selling our house.
CEILING + VERB
collapse
PREP
on the ~
There was a small crack on the ceiling that needed repair before the rainy season.
PHRASES
from ceiling to floor/from floor to ceiling
The tall bookshelf stretched from floor to ceiling in the library corner.
ADJ
expenditure, price
VERB + CEILING
impose, place, put, set
The government has imposed a ceiling on how much rent landlords can charge.
abolish
lift, raise
The company raised the ceiling on how much employees could spend on travel expenses.
lower
PREP
~ on
The government decided to place a ceiling on how much rent landlords could charge.