taper

/teɪpər/ nounverb
5 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

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

2

Stick of wax with a wick in the middle.

3

A convex shape that narrows toward a point.

4

The property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone).

VERB
1

Give a point to.

“The candles are tapered”

2

Diminish gradually.

“Interested tapered off”

WORD FORMS
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Starts & ends withT … R
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