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Taper n. : A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

Taper n. : A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.

Taper a. : Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.

Taper v. i. : To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.

Taper v. t. : To make or cause to taper.

Example:
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Defination from the web:
Taper, a standardized fitting system used for making leak-free connections between slightly conical syringe tips and needles. Machine taper, in ... Tapering (sports), a period of rest before competition. A misspelling of Tapir, a large, pig-like mammal with a prehensile snout ... 

synonyms
  (noun) wick
  (noun) candle
  (noun) wax light
  (noun) convex shape
  (noun) convexity
  (noun) cord
  (noun) lamp
  (noun) narrowing
  (verb) sharpen
  (verb) point
  (verb) change form
  (verb) change shape
  (verb) decrease
  (verb) deform
  (verb) diminish
  (verb) fall
  (verb) lessen
related terms
  (verb) taper off


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