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taper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wick |
| Type of | cord |
| Has types | candlewick |
taper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | candle, wax light |
| Type of | lamp |
| Has types | chandlery, vigil light, rushlight, dip, rush candle, vigil candle |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | point, sharpen |
| Type of | change shape, deform, change form |
| Has types | acuminate |
The candles are tapered.
taper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | convex shape, convexity |
taper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | narrowing |
| Has types | point, unpointedness, pointedness |
Examples of taper
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To taper the chin, trim a little off the bottom of each marshmallow at an angle.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Cabel said his team had to taper in order to get athletes qualified for prelims.
From the dailyherald.com
Though 12 ft thick at the base, the walls of the keep taper to 10 ft at the top.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rain will begin to taper off from west to east across the Ozarks this afternoon.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Utah officials expect the number of cases to taper with the school year ending.
From the sltrib.com
When doctors try to taper the patient off steroids, symptoms tend to flare again.
From the sciencedaily.com
Snow will continue to taper off across northwest Ohio this afternoon and evening.
From the toledoblade.com
A hand reamer has a longer taper or lead in at the front than a machine reamer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Round parallel files are similar to round files, except that they do not taper.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A convex shape that narrows toward a point
- Diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"
- Sharpen: give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
- Wick: a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- Candle: stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- (tapering) tapered: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
- A Taper is a person who records musical events often from standing microphones in the audience for the benefit of the musical group's fanbase. Such taping was popularized in the late 1960s and early 1970s by fans of the Grateful Dead. ...
- In cymbal making, taper refers to the gradual change in thickness from the bell to the rim of the cymbal. It is one of the key features that determines the tone of the cymbal.
- Tapering, in the context of sports, refers to the practice of reducing, or tapering off, exercise in the days just before an important competition. Tapering is customary in many endurance sports, such as the marathon, athletics and swimming. ...
