Synonyms for pyramid
ˈpɪr ə mɪdpyra·mid

Princeton's WordNet

1. pyramidnoun

   a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

2. pyramidnoun

   (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 Egyptverb

   a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

4. pyramidverb

   enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

5. pyramidverb

   use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal

6. pyramidverb

   arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid

7. pyramidverb

   increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Crime
   • Deal
   • Gain
   • Increase
   • Investment
   • Polyhedron
   • Speculation
   • Stock Exchange

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1. List of paraphrases for "pyramid":

   pyramidal, pyramids, funnel

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How to say pyramid in sign language?

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How to use pyramid in a sentence?

1. Will Ripley:

   Note the 105-story pyramid skyscraper, the Ryugyong Hotel. Work began in 1987. Still unfinished.

2. European Super League.However:

   Look, I think, to be frank and honest : no, i remain convinced of the beauty of that project, of the value that it would have developed to the pyramid, of the creation of the best competition in the world, but evidently no.

3. Le Nechet:

   In the Czech Republic, I really like L'Fleur, a Paris-inspired place, there's a cocktail served as a pyramid -- as in the Pyramide du Louvre.

4. Raymond Zar:

   We all have a shovel in life. Some of us use it to build a pyramid with a great view, and some dig a hole to nowhere.

5. Nancy Chabot:

   Sometimes we describe it as running a golf cart into a great pyramid or something like that, but for Dimorphos, this really is about asteroid deflection, not disruption. This isn't going to blow up the asteroid ; it isn't going to put it into lots of pieces.