pyramid
/ˈpɪrəmɪd/
verb
- To arrange or stack things in the shape of a pyramid.
- She pyramided the cans on the shelf to make a display.
- The children pyramided the pillows to build a fort.
- He pyramided the logs in the yard for firewood.
- To increase or grow in a way that builds on previous gains, often in finance or business.
- Her savings pyramided over the years through careful investing.
- The investor pyramided his profits by reinvesting in more stocks.
- The company's debt pyramided as it took out more loans.
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noun
- A large ancient stone structure with a square base and triangular sides that meet at a point, especially those built in Egypt as tombs for pharaohs.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- Historians study the pyramids to learn about ancient Egyptian culture.
- Tourists visited the pyramids in Egypt during their summer vacation.
- A shape or object with a flat base and triangular sides that meet at a point at the top.
- The roof of the building was shaped like a pyramid.
- The children built a pyramid out of wooden blocks.
- A pyramid of oranges sat in the middle of the market stall.
- A system or structure where a few things are at the top and many are at the bottom, such as in an organization or hierarchy.
- The company's management pyramid has the CEO at the top and many workers at the bottom.
- In a food pyramid, plants are at the base and predators are at the top.
- The social pyramid in ancient Egypt placed the pharaoh above everyone else.