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pyramid / Pyramid > 7 senses
NOUN	1	pyramid	A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
	2	pyramid	(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
	3	Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt	A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides
VERB	1	pyramid	Enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
	2	pyramid	Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
	3	pyramid	Arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
	4	pyramid	Increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base

pyramid / Pyramid > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'rahmihd
Rhymes	abbreviated, abducted, abstracted, and 649 more rhymes in ihd...

pyramid > noun 1, shape
Meaning	A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex.
Broader	polyhedron
Adjectives	pyramidal, pyramidical; pyramidal, pyramidical
Verbs	pyramid

pyramid > noun 2, possession
Meaning	(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.
Category	stock exchange, stock market, securities market
Broader	speculation, venture

Pyramid > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides. Begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt.
Synonyms	Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt
Member of	Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World
Instance of	memorial, monument
Adjectives	pyramidal, pyramidical; pyramidal, pyramidical
Verbs	pyramid

pyramid > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Category	investing, investment
Broader	profit, gain, benefit

pyramid > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	crime, law-breaking
Broader	deal, sell, trade

pyramid > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	arrange, set up
Nouns	pyramid; Pyramid

pyramid > verb 4, change
Meaning	Increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	increase

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