tapering

adjectivenoun
8 letters11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1

Becoming gradually narrower.

“long tapering fingers”

2

Gradually decreasing until little remains.

NOUN
1

The act of gradually lowering the size or amount.

“the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose”

WORD FORMS
Related formtaper
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
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Starts & ends withT … G
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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