Word Meanings - PYRAMIDAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

See NUMBERS (more info) 1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid; pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage. The mystic obelisks stand up Triangular, pyramidal. Mrs. Browning.

Related words: (words related to PYRAMIDAL)

• BROWNBACK
  The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher.
• PYRAMIDION
  The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk.
• STANDARD
  The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot. (more info) extendere to spread out, extend,
• STANDPOINT
  A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged.
• TRIANGULAR
  Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem. Triangular compasses, compasses with three legs for taking off the angular points of a triangle, or any three points at the same time. -- Triangular crab
• STANDPIPE
  A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level
• BROWNIE
  An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping.
• MYSTIC
  One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism.
• STANDAGE
  A reservior in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine.
• BROWNNESS
  The quality or state of being brown. Now like I brown ; Only in brownness beauty dwelleth there. Drayton.
• TRIANGULARES
  The triangular, or maioid, crabs. See Illust. under Maioid, and Illust. of Spider crab, under Spider.
• BROWNWORT
  A species of figwort or Scrophularia , and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.
• BROWNISM
  The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists. Milton.
• BROWNY
  Brown or, somewhat brown. "Browny locks." Shak.
• STANDER-BY
  One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander.
• STANDERGRASS
  A plant ; -- called also standerwort, and long purple. See Long purple, under Long.
• BROWNIAN
  Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about 1827) the commonness of the motion described below. Brownian movement, the peculiar, rapid, vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles of substances when suspended in water
• PERTAIN
  stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant
• STAND
  OS. standan, stan, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. stå, Goth. standan, Russ. stoiate, L. stare, Gr. stha. *163. Cf. Assist, Constant, Contrast, Desist, Destine, Ecstasy, Exist, Interstice, Obstacle, Obstinate, Prest, n., Rest remainder,
• BROWN THRUSH
  A common American singing bird , allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.
• BYSTANDER
  One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.
• AGAINSTAND
  To withstand.
• UNDERSTANDINGLY
  In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved.
• STILLSTAND
  A standstill. Shak.
• BOOKSTAND
  1. A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall. 2. A stand to hold books for reading or reference.
• WASHSTAND
  A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.
• UNCIRCUMSTANDTIAL
  1. Not circumstantial; not entering into minute particulars. 2. Not important; not pertinent; trivial.
• HATSTAND
  A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc.
• UNDERSTAND
  understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is 1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge