pyramid
/ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/noun, verb3 syllables
Pyramid means: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt.
Synonyms for pyramid3
noun, as in a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
What does pyramid mean?7
noun
a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases their holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
verb
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Pyramid in a sentence
- It's not a pyramid scheme, it's a gifting circle!Hybrid
- Soldiers, from the top of the pyramids, forty centuries of history are watching you.rul
- The secret of the pyramid was brought to light by science.AlanF_US
- The shape of the roof looks like a pyramid.unknown
- She's holding a crystal pyramid in her hands.rul
- A mysterious chamber has been discovered inside the pyramid.Hybrid
- There was a pyramid of empty beer cans on the table.CK
- Do you know what a pyramid scheme is?mailohilohi
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of pyramid
as a noun
- plural
- pyramids
as a verb
- third-person singular
- pyramids
- present participle
- pyramiding
- past participle
- pyramided
- past tense
- pyramided