TAPER


Meaning of TAPER in English

n. 25B6; verb

the leaves taper at the tip : NARROW, thin (out), come to a point, attenuate.

the meetings soon tapered off : DECREASE, lessen, dwindle, diminish, reduce, decline, die down, peter out, wane, ebb, slacken (off), fall off, let up, thin out.

thicken, increase.

25B6; noun a lighted taper : CANDLE, spill, sconce; historical rushlight.

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