taper

noun

  1. 1

    stick of wax with a wick in the middle

  2. 2

    a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

  3. 3

    the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

  4. 4

    a convex shape that narrows toward a point

verb

  1. 1

    diminish gradually

    Interested tapered off

  2. 2

    give a point to

    The candles are tapered

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