ceiling (n)
roof (n)
cap (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def an upper limit on what is allowed
examples 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym control
Derivationally related form cap → cap
Hyponym glass ceiling
Incoming links
Hyponym control
Hypernym glass ceiling
Derivationally related form cap → cap

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