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pyramid
  1. 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.
  2. A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
  3. (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
  4. (Britain, dated) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.
  5. A pyramid scheme.
  6. (card game) Alternative letter-case form of Pyramid. (a solitaire card game)
  7. (card game) The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “The Luxor is a great big pyramid and everything in the building is Egyptian-themed.”
      “It appears logical to conclude that the king was probably buried in the pyramid assigned to him.”
pyramidology
  1. The study of pyramids, but from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.
pyramiding
  1. The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught.
  2. Examples:
    1. “We have seen the blind pools of ancient days return and multiply by endless crossing and pyramiding as the investment trusts of today.”
      “Most of the NFL men are gathered at the finish line, pyramiding with watches outstretched.”
      “Worse still, they will buy more, expecting that nice back-wind from the Fed to make pyramiding risk-free.”
pyramidiot
  1. (pejorative) pyramidologist; one who believes prophecies are encoded in Egyptian pyramids.
pyramidologist
  1. One who studies pyramidology, who studies pyramids from a supernatural viewpoint.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The roots of the pyramidologist or pyramidiot probably go back to the time the pyramids were built, but their flowering arrived with the antiquarians of the 19th century.”
pyramidion
  1. The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The pyramidion of the obelisk, on the other hand, was called benben by the Egyptians.”
      “A crack in the central stone of the west face of the pyramidion was 1 inch wide and 4 feet long.”
      “Its sharply pointed bronze pyramidion, covered in gold leaf, shone in the sunlight.”
pyramidist
  1. An expert in Egyptian pyramids.
pyramidoid
  1. (geometry) A solid resembling a pyramid.
pyramoid
  1. (geometry) Alternative spelling of pyramidoid
pyramidal
  1. (anatomy) One of the carpal bones.
pyramis
  1. (obsolete) A pyramid.
pyramides
  1. plural of pyramide
  2. plural of pyramis
pyramidologists
  1. plural of pyramidologist
pyramidia
  1. plural of pyramidion
pyramidions
  1. plural of pyramidion
pyramidiots
  1. plural of pyramidiot
pyramidoids
  1. plural of pyramidoid
pyramidists
  1. plural of pyramidist
pyramidals
  1. plural of pyramidal
pyramoids
  1. plural of pyramoid
pyramids
  1. plural of pyramid
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “When made of precious stones, pyramids gain value as ornaments, and are valued as decorative pieces as well.”
      “Stepped pyramids known as ziggurats survive from the 3rd millennium BC in Mesopotamia.”
      “Walk on stilts and barrels, create human pyramids, learn acrobatic and aerial skills, balance on a rola-bola and learn to juggle!”
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