taper

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taper

The candle maker shapes the wax into a long taper.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A slender candle: A thin candle, often made of wax with a wick in the middle.
    • A wick: A loosely woven cord that draws fuel up into a flame in a candle or oil lamp.
    • A gradual narrowing: The property of a shape that becomes progressively narrower toward one end, like a wedge or cone.
    • A tapered shape: A convex form that narrows to a point.

  2. Verb:

    • To make or become narrower at one end: To give something a point or a shape that gradually decreases in width or thickness.
    • To diminish gradually: To decrease slowly in amount, intensity, or degree.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She lit a taper to see in the dark room.
    • The taper of the candlewick ensures a steady flame.
    • The graceful taper of the spire makes the building look taller.
    • The table leg has a slight taper toward the bottom.

  • Verb:

    • The carpenter will taper the end of the wooden post.
    • The trouser legs taper from the knee to the ankle.
    • His enthusiasm began to taper as the project grew more difficult.
    • Rainfall will taper off by tomorrow evening.
Advanced Usage
  • "to taper off": To diminish or cease gradually.
    • The medication dosage should be tapered off slowly under a doctor's supervision.
    • After the initial rush, customer interest tapered off.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tapered (adj): Having a shape that becomes narrower toward one end.
    • She wore a dress with a tapered waist.
  • Tapering (adj/noun): The action or process of becoming gradually narrower; diminishing.
    • The tapering tower stood against the sky.
    • We observed a tapering in demand.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for shape): Narrowing, convergence.
  • Verb (to narrow): Narrow, thin, attenuate.
  • Verb (to diminish): Decrease, dwindle, subside, wane.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Taper off: To gradually reduce or become less.
    • The road tapers off into a narrow path.
    • The noise from the party finally tapered off after midnight.
Related Idioms
  • Burn the candle at both ends: (While not containing "taper," this idiom relates to the concept of a candle, a common context for the word "taper," meaning to overwork oneself.)
    • You can't keep burning the candle at both ends without getting sick.
taper

The candle maker shapes the wax into a long taper.

Noun
  1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
  2. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
  3. the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
  4. a convex shape that narrows toward a point
Verb
  1. give a point to
    • The candles are tapered
  2. diminish gradually
    • Interested tapered off

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