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| Sounds | tey'per |
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| Rhymes | asper, bagpiper, beekeeper, and 133 more rhymes in per... |
| Meaning | A convex shape that narrows toward a point. |
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| Broader | convex shape, convexity |
| Verbs | taper |
| Meaning | The property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone). |
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| Broader | narrowing |
| Narrower | point, pointedness; unpointedness |
| Verbs | taper |
| Meaning | A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame. |
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| Synonyms | wick |
| Part of | candle, taper, wax light; oil lamp, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp |
| Broader | cord |
| Narrower | candlewick |
| Meaning | Stick of wax with a wick in the middle. |
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| Synonyms | candle, wax light |
| Parts | candlewick; wick, taper |
| Broader | lamp |
| Narrower | chandlery; dip; rushlight, rush candle; vigil light, vigil candle |
| Meaning | Diminish gradually. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "Interested tapered off" |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall |
| Nouns | tapering |
| Meaning | Give a point to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "The candles are tapered" |
| Synonyms | sharpen, point |
| Broader | change shape, change form, deform |
| See also | taper off; taper off |
| Narrower | acuminate |
| Nouns | taper; taper |
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