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1. taper
verb. ['ˈteɪpɝ'] diminish gradually.
Synonyms
- decrease
- lessen
- fall
Antonyms
- dull
- blur
- flatten
- soften
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tape (English)
- tæppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- tapor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Taper
- mcpaper
- scraper
- graper
- draper
- vapor
- schaper
- raper
- paper
- lapre
- kapor
- caper
Sentences with taper
1. Noun, singular or mass
Lay the broken taper candle on some old newspaper, wax paper, or baking parchment paper.
2. Adjective, comparative
Conduit threads taper to form a tighter, close fitting seal able to better withstand leaks.
3. Verb, base form
Cut off the top of the bottle right before the neck starts to taper toward the cap.
4. Adjective
A piercing taper looks like a long needle with a blunt end.
5. Verb, 3rd person singular present
He has large, wide, well-tufted ears, which often taper to a point at the tip.
Quotes about taper
1. The taste for books was an early one. As a child he was sometimes found at midnight by a page still reading. They took his taper away, and he bred glow-worms to serve his purpose. They took the glow-worms away and he almost burnt the house down with a tinder.
- Virginia Woolf, Orlando
2. taper
noun. ['ˈteɪpɝ'] the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone).
Synonyms
- pointedness
- narrowing
- unpointedness
Antonyms
- pointedness
- irrelevance
- straighten
- stay
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tape (English)
- tæppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- tapor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. taper
verb. ['ˈteɪpɝ'] give a point to.
Synonyms
- deform
- change shape
- change form
- acuminate
- sharpen
Antonyms
- accelerate
- stretch
- expand
- appreciate
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tape (English)
- tæppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- tapor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. taper
noun. ['ˈteɪpɝ'] a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame.
Synonyms
- oil lamp
- candle
- wax light
- wick
- kerosine lamp
- kerosene lamp
- candlewick
Antonyms
- end
- beginning
- undock
- break
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tape (English)
- tæppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- tapor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. taper
noun. ['ˈteɪpɝ'] a convex shape that narrows toward a point.
Synonyms
- convex shape
Antonyms
- untwist
- compound
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tape (English)
- tæppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- tapor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. taper
noun. ['ˈteɪpɝ'] stick of wax with a wick in the middle.
Synonyms
- rushlight
- wax light
- candle
- wick
- lamp
- dip
- vigil light
- chandlery
- candlewick
- rush candle
Antonyms
- deposit
- untie
- antinode
- node
Etymology
- -er (English)
- -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tape (English)
- tæppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- tapor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))