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Collocations for ceiling - noun

1. top surface inside a room

ADJECTIVE

high, low, tall (AmE)
cathedral (= a high ceiling with open space up to the roof), domed, sloped (AmE), sloping (BrE), vaulted
drop (AmE), false, suspended
plaster
painted
The palace is famous for its painted ceilings.

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VERB + ceiling

paint, plaster
reach, touch
drop (esp. AmE), lower
raise
support

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ceiling + VERB

collapse

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ceiling + NOUN

fan, light, tile
height

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PREPOSITION

on the ceiling
a fly on the ceiling

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PHRASES

from ceiling to floor, from floor to ceiling
The bathroom has mirrors from ceiling to floor.

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2. top limit on wages, prices, etc.

ADJECTIVE

debt, expenditure, price

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VERB + ceiling

impose, place, put, set
They've put a $50 ceiling on their admission charge.
abolish
lift, raise
The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread and milk.
lower
break

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PREPOSITION

ceiling on
a ceiling on imports

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