ceil (sēl) tr.v. ceiled ,
ceil·ing ,
ceils 1. To provide or cover with a ceiling.
2. Nautical To provide (a ship) with interior planking or lining.
[Middle English celen , probably from Old French *celer , from Latin caelāre , to carve , from caelum , chisel ; see Caelum .]
ceil (siːl ) vb (
tr )
1. (Building) to line (a ceiling) with plaster, boarding, etc
2. (Building) to provide with a ceiling
[C15 celen, perhaps back formation from ceiling]
ceil (sil) v.t. to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
[1400–50; late Middle English celen to cover, panel]
ceil Past participle: ceiledGerund: ceilingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I ceil you ceil he/she/it ceils we ceil you ceil they ceil
Preterite I ceiled you ceiled he/she/it ceiled we ceiled you ceiled they ceiled
Present Continuous I am ceiling you are ceiling he/she/it is ceiling we are ceiling you are ceiling they are ceiling
Present Perfect I have ceiled you have ceiled he/she/it has ceiled we have ceiled you have ceiled they have ceiled
Past Continuous I was ceiling you were ceiling he/she/it was ceiling we were ceiling you were ceiling they were ceiling
Past Perfect I had ceiled you had ceiled he/she/it had ceiled we had ceiled you had ceiled they had ceiled
Future I will ceil you will ceil he/she/it will ceil we will ceil you will ceil they will ceil
Future Perfect I will have ceiled you will have ceiled he/she/it will have ceiled we will have ceiled you will have ceiled they will have ceiled
Future Continuous I will be ceiling you will be ceiling he/she/it will be ceiling we will be ceiling you will be ceiling they will be ceiling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been ceiling you have been ceiling he/she/it has been ceiling we have been ceiling you have been ceiling they have been ceiling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been ceiling you will have been ceiling he/she/it will have been ceiling we will have been ceiling you will have been ceiling they will have been ceiling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been ceiling you had been ceiling he/she/it had been ceiling we had been ceiling you had been ceiling they had been ceiling
Conditional I would ceil you would ceil he/she/it would ceil we would ceil you would ceil they would ceil
Past Conditional I would have ceiled you would have ceiled he/she/it would have ceiled we would have ceiled you would have ceiled they would have ceiled