Ceiling or ceiling means the overhead panels in a room, or the indoor "roof"--
The ceiling has a stain where the rain leaked in.
The garlands hanging from the ceiling look very festive.
Ceiling may be used figuratively to mean the upper limit of a thing or idea--
Many female executives claim that there is a glass or invisible ceiling, which they never rise above.
Sealing or sealing ( rhymes with ceiling ) is the present participle ( the action is happening as we speak, or we are writing about the action as if it were a thing ) of "seal", meaning to close or glue shut, or to cover with a protective coating--
I am thinking of sealing this with varnish.
I don't like sealing the envelopes with tape. Maybe we could use some old-fashioned sealing wax.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"This product was recommended for sealing a stained or damaged ceiling."
Note--a "ceiler" puts planks on an overhead wooden framework, usually on a boat--
The ceiler is finishing up the repairs to the ship.
Note # 2--"Seal" also means an official or government stamp--
Without the state seal, those cigarettes may be contraband.
Not to be confused with seal, a marine mammal often seen in harbors--
The seal swam right up to the pier.
Note # 3--a "sealer" may mean someone who hunts seals--
The sealer will sell the seal skins when he catches a seal.
Note # 4--"Sealant" is a product used to give a protective coating to a surface--
He bought some driveway sealant at the hardware store.
Note # 5--"seel" is an unusual word, meaning the temporary blinding of a falcon during training--
He thinks he can train the falcon better if he doesn't seel him.
He has put off seeling the falcon.
Words that sound the same when we speak may actually be two different words--which matters when we write them down. Spellcheck cannot help with this--it will show each word and the writer has to choose--to disambiguate them, if you will. I intend to update this daily, with another set of words it is possible to confuse, beginning with the simplest and most important. Questions and comments are welcome.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
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