• Ceil

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /siːl/
    • Rhymes: -iːl

    Origin 1

    Origin uncertain; perhaps related to Latin celare ("to hide").

    Full definition of ceil

    Verb

    1. To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or the like.

    Origin 2

    From French ciel ("heavens"), from Latin caelum.

    Noun

    ceil

    (plural ceils)
    1. (poetic) a ceiling
    © Wiktionary