taper in English dictionary

  • taper

    Meanings and definitions of "taper"

    • A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
    • A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
    • (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
    • (intransitive) To diminish gradually.
    • (weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
    • Someone who works with tape or tapes.
    • noun
      A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
    • noun
      (by extension)
      a small light.
    • noun
      A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
    • noun
      A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
    • noun
      (weaving)
      One who operates a tape machine.
    • noun
      Someone who works with tape or tapes.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make thinner or narrower at one end.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To diminish gradually.
    • slender wax candle
    • tapering form
    • make thinner or narrower
    • to dimish gradually
    • noun
      a convex shape that narrows toward a point
    • noun
      a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
    • noun
      stick of wax with a wick in the middle
    • noun
      the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
    • verb
      diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"
    • verb
      give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

    Synonyms of "taper" in English dictionary

    wick, lessen, point are the top synonyms of "taper" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of taper

    • taper ( plural  tapers)
    • taper ( third-person singular simple present tapers, present participle tapering, simple past and past participle tapered)
    • taper (plural tapers)
    • taper (third-person singular simple present tapers, present participle tapering, simple past and past participle tapered)
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