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pyramid

/ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/

noun 9
verb 5
forms 3
phrases 2

noun9

An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
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A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
- [T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor. — 2014
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Any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top.
- The company was organized as a pyramid, with a CEO in charge of four directors, each heading up a department.
A pyramid scheme.
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The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
- Build your pyramid with all cards face down, except the cards in the bottom row.
An approximately triangular headline consisting of several centered lines of text of increasing length.
A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
A medullary pyramid, the medial-most bumps on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata
(UK, old-fashioned) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.

verb5

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To build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid.
- The paint was stacked in neatly pyramided lots along the concrete floor. — 1952
To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.
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To engage in pyramid trading.
- Multiply this by the number of shares you traded, and add other positions if you pyramided. — 2002
To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
(old-fashioned) To increase to or towards a peak.

forms

pyramided · pyramiding · pyramids

Phrases with pyramid

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