pyramid
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1. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt (noun.artifact)
| instance hypernym | : | memorial, monument, |
| definition | : | a structure erected to commemorate persons or events (noun.artifact) |
2. (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 (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | speculation, venture, |
| definition | : | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (noun.possession) |
3. a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | polyhedron, |
| definition | : | a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces (noun.shape) |
4. increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change) |
5. arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | arrange, set up, |
| definition | : | put into a proper or systematic order (verb.contact) |
6. use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | deal, sell, trade, |
| definition | : | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood (verb.possession) |
7. enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts (verb.possession)
| domain category | : | investing, investment, |
| definition | : | the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit (noun.act) |
8. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | pyramid, |
| definition | : | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb.contact) |
9. a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | pyramid, |
| definition | : | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb.contact) |
10. arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | great pyramid, pyramid, pyramids of egypt, |
| definition | : | a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pyramid, |
| definition | : | a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (noun.shape) |
11. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | pyramid, |
| definition | : | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb.contact) |
12. a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | pyramid, |
| definition | : | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb.contact) |
13. arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | great pyramid, pyramid, pyramids of egypt, |
| definition | : | a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pyramid, |
| definition | : | a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (noun.shape) |
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