pyramid
pyra|mid /p'ɪrəmɪd/ (pyramids)
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Pyramids are ancient stone buildings with four triangular sloping sides. The most famous pyramids are those built in ancient Egypt to contain the bodies of their kings and queens.
We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.
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A pyramid is a shape, object, or pile of things with a flat base and sloping triangular sides that meet at a point.
On a plate in front of him was piled a pyramid of flat white biscuits.
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You can describe something as a pyramid when it is organized so that there are fewer people at each level as you go towards the top.
Traditionally, the Brahmins, or the priestly class, are set at the top of the social pyramid.pyra|mid sell|ing
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Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it. (BUSINESS)
If the scheme appears to be a pyramid selling scam, have nothing to do with it.
1 [N-COUNT]
Pyramids are ancient stone buildings with four triangular sloping sides. The most famous pyramids are those built in ancient Egypt to contain the bodies of their kings and queens.
We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.
2 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
A pyramid is a shape, object, or pile of things with a flat base and sloping triangular sides that meet at a point.
On a plate in front of him was piled a pyramid of flat white biscuits.
3 [N-COUNT]
You can describe something as a pyramid when it is organized so that there are fewer people at each level as you go towards the top.
Traditionally, the Brahmins, or the priestly class, are set at the top of the social pyramid.pyra|mid sell|ing
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Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it. (BUSINESS)
If the scheme appears to be a pyramid selling scam, have nothing to do with it.