taper
/ˈteɪpɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Taper means: stick of wax with a wick in the middle.
Synonyms for taper8
noun, as in stick of wax with a wick in the middle
noun, as in a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
verb, as in give a point to
What does taper mean?6
noun
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
a convex shape that narrows toward a point
the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
verb
give a point to“The candles are tapered”
diminish gradually“Interest tapered off”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with taper?3
Taper in a sentence
- For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.sacredceltic
- He needed to taper off venlafaxine.shekitten
- A single taper lit the entire room.AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of taper
as a noun
- plural
- tapers
as a verb
- past tense
- tapered
- present participle
- tapering
- third-person singular
- tapers