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Quick definitions from WordNet (Pyramid)
▸ noun: a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
▸ noun: (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
▸ noun: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
▸ verb: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
▸ verb: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
▸ verb: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
▸ verb: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
▸ Also see pyramids
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▸ noun: a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
▸ noun: (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
▸ noun: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
▸ verb: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
▸ verb: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
▸ verb: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
▸ verb: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
▸ Also see pyramids
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to pyramid
▸ Usage examples for pyramid
▸ Idioms related to pyramid (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing pyramid
▸ Words that often appear near pyramid
▸ Rhymes of pyramid
▸ Invented words related to pyramid