Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pyramid
IPA transcription: [p'ɪɹəmɪd]
Pronunciations of pyramid
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pyramid
    Meaning: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
Usage examples
  • I was at the Great Pyramid when I heard.
  • The Kohen ascended the pyramid, and others followed.
  • Shakespeare has no need of a pyramid; he has his work.
  • Nothing loth, Ginger selected an ornate pyramid of icing.
  • The largest is known as the Pyramid of Cheops and is nearest Cairo.
  • The monkey with the loudest voice on top of the pyramid made the sun hear.
  • Guglielmo Marconi is far more worthy to be remembered than the king who built the great Pyramid in Egypt.
  • [Transcriber's Note: The highest point in New Guinea is Puncak Jaya (Mount Carstensz or the Carstensz Pyramid), at 16,023 feet.]
  • The monkeys were to climb up into the biggest tree and pile themselves one on top of another until they made a pyramid of monkeys.
  • They lunched in Marlborough and went on in the afternoon to Silbury Hill, that British pyramid, the largest artificial mound in Europe.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Aleph (short story), License CC BY-SA 4.0