taper

Noun

• stick of wax with a wick in the middle

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

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

• a convex shape that narrows toward a point

Verb

• give a point to
  • The candles are tapered
    

• diminish gradually
  • Interested tapered off
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  candle , wax light , wick , sharpen , point