Thesaurus: pyramid

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1. n. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
2. n. A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
3. n. The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.
4. n. a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
5. n. (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
6. v. enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
7. v. use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
8. v. arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
9. v. increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
10. 1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape. 2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base. 3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.] Altitude of a pyramid (Geom.), the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the plane of the base. -- Axis of a pyramid (Geom.), a straight line drawn from the vertex to the center of the base. -- Earth pyramid. (Geol.) See Earth pillars, under Earth. -- Right pyramid (Geom.) a pyramid whose axis is perpendicular to the base.
11. A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as baseand several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases aresides of the base.
12. n:100 n. a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex n. (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 n. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt v. enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts