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Words with a similar base: pyramid

'pyramid'

[pyramid.n.01] as in: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

'pyramid'

[pyramid.n.02] as in: (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

'pyramid'

[pyramid.n.03] as in: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

'pyramid'

[pyramid.v.01] as in: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

'pyramid'

[pyramid.v.02] as in: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal

'pyramid'

[pyramid.v.03] as in: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid

'pyramid'

[pyramid.v.04] as in: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base

Origins

					pyramid (English)
└── pyramide (French)
    └── piramide (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── pyramis (Latin)
            └── πυραμίς (Ancient Greek (to 1453))