Word: ceilingward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cei
ling
ward
Definition: Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
Morphemes:
Affix: ceiling
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: celen
Language: enm
Decoded: celen
Meaning: to cover or panel walls
Affix: -ing
Language: enm
Decoded: -ing
Meaning: gerund-forming suffix
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.