Ceiling
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ceil |
Ceiling
(v. t.) The inside lining of a room overhead |
Ceiling
(v. t.) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface, with plaster, thin boards, etc. |
Ceiling
(v. t.) The inner planking of a vessel. |
Cuttoo plate
() A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away from the axle. |
Plate
(n.) A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions |
Plate
(n.) Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. |
Plate
(n.) Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. |
Plate
(n.) Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold. |
Plate
(n.) A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. |
Plate
(n.) A piece of money, usually silver money. |
Plate
(n.) A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed |
Plate
(n.) A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from |
Plate
(n.) That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. |
Plate
(n.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers |
Plate
(n.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. |
Plate
(n.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. |
Plate
(n.) A prize giving to the winner in a contest. |
Plate
(v. t.) To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping. |
Plate
(v. t.) To cover or overlay with plates of metal |
Plate
(v. t.) To adorn with plated metal |
Plate
(v. t.) To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminae. |
Plate
(v. t.) To calender |
Plate-gilled
(a.) Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks. |
Water plate
() A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket. |
spin the plate
spin the platter | a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called, the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit |
ctene
comb-plate | a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused |
armor plate
armour plate
armor plating
plate armor
plate armour | specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
bite plate
biteplate | a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| ceiling | the overhead upper surface of a covered space, he hated painting the ceiling |
| cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
denture
dental plate
plate | a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth |
| dessert plate | a small plate on which dessert can be served |
| dinner plate | a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal |
| fashion plate | a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress |
finger plate
escutcheon scutcheon | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
| gold plate | a thin plating of gold on something |
| gold plate | tableware that is plated with gold |
| gusset gusset plate | a metal plate used to strengthen a joist |
home plate
home base home plate | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands, it must be touched by a base runner in order to score, he ruled that the runner failed to touch home |
hot plate
hotplate | a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm |
license plate
numberplate | a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number |
| L-plate | a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner |
| paper plate | a disposable plate made of cardboard |
| plate | dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten |
| plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
| plate | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
| plate collection plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church |
| plate | structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage |
| plate | a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) |
| plate photographic plate | a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded |
| plate | the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube |
plate glass
sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
| plate iron | a plate of iron |
| plate rack | a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed |
| plate rail | rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates |
| quarter plate | a photographic plate measuring . inches by . inches |
| rider plate | a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson |
salad plate
salad bowl | a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad |
| silver plate | a thin layer of silver deposited on something |
| silver plate | tableware that is plated with silver |
| soup plate | a deep plate with a wide rim |
| steel plate | a plate of steel |
tin plate
tinplate | a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting, used especially for cans, pots, and tins |
| wall plate | plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load |
| ceiling | (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds |
| ceiling | maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) |
| absolute ceiling | the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight |
combat ceiling
service ceiling | altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate |
end-plate
endplate
motor end plate | the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |
| plate | any flat platelike body structure or part |
tectonics
plate tectonics
plate tectonic theory | the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust |
ceiling
roof
cap | an upper limit on what is allowed, he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him, there was a roof on salaries, they established a cap for prices |
| glass ceiling | a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions |
| plate | a main course served on a plate, a vegetable plate, the blue plate special |