ceilingward
- adjective
- /ˈsiːlɪŋwərd/
:
hacia el techo
- The cat stretched and looked ceilingward as if it heard something moving up there.
Examples
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As the balloon floated up, I gazed ceilingward in wonder at its ascent.
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The captain rolled his eyes ceilingward and prayed for guidance
Fiction book (2000) -
Mirrim had indeed forgotten how she was supposed to move in freefall and was drifting ceilingward.
Fiction book (1991) -
The burgers are held together with cocktail toothpicks, and the acoustical tile ceiling is studded with red and green cellophane-tailed toothpicks driven ceilingward through drinking straws.
Fiction book (1995) -
During the presentation, she often glanced ceilingward to ensure the projector was working properly.
Synonyms
56
1.0
Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount
56
1.1
Pointing or moving toward something higher
11
3.2
Pointing or moving up toward the sky
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4.1
In a direction from a lower to a higher level or showing improvement
Toward the roof or top of a building
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ceilingward is built from ceiling and the old English part -ward, which means 'toward' and appears in familiar words like upward and forward. So ceilingward simply means 'in the direction of the ceiling', which is why we use it for things that move or point up to the top of a room.