taper Definition
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taper
noun
- 1. A long thin candle.
2. A long waxed wick or spill for lighting candles or fires.
3. A gradual lessening of diameter or width towards one end.
- 1. To make or become gradually narrower towards one end.
2. To make or become gradually less.
- Thesaurus: decrease, lessen, wane, subside, fade, dwindle, peter out, die out, weaken, thin; Antonym: increase, swell, widen.
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