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View usage for: (teɪpəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense tapers, present participle tapering, past tense, past participle tapered1. verbIf something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end. Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. [VERB] ...beautiful hands with long, tapering fingers. [VERB-ing] Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners. [VERB noun] [Also VERB preposition ]tapered adjective ...the elegantly tapered legs of the dressing-table. 2. verbIf something tapers or is tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced. There are signs that inflation is tapering. [VERB] If you take this medicine continuously, withdrawal must be tapered. [be VERB-ed] Taper off means the same as taper. Immigration is expected to taper off. [VERB PARTICLE] I suggested that we start to taper off the counseling sessions. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]Synonyms: candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of taper 3. countable nounA taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires. Synonyms: candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of taper Phrasal verbs: See taper off More Synonyms of taper (ˈteɪpə) verb1. to become or cause to become narrower towards one end the spire tapers to a point 2. (often foll by off) to become or cause to become smaller or less significant 3. a. (of an amount of something, esp money) to decrease or to be decreased gradually b. (usually intr) (of a central bank) to reduce or decrease activity, esp the supply and regulation of credit noun5. a thin wooden or waxed strip for transferring a flame; spill 7. engineering (in conical parts) the amount of variation in the diameter per unit of length 8. any feeble source of light Derived forms taperer (ˈtaperer) noun tapering (ˈtapering) adjective taperingly (ˈtaperingly) adverb Word origin Old English tapor, probably from Latin papӯrus papyrus (from its use as a wick) taper in American English (ˈteɪpər) noun1. a wax candle, esp. a long, slender one 2. a long wick coated with wax, used for lighting candles, lamps, etc. 4. a. a gradual decrease in width or thickness the taper of a pyramid b. a gradual decrease in action, power, etc. adjective6. gradually decreased in breadth or thickness toward one end verb transitive, verb intransitive7. to decrease gradually in width or thickness Word origin ME < OE tapur, prob. by dissimilation < L papyrus (see paper): from use of papyrus pith as wick Examples of 'taper' in a sentencetaper British English: taper VERB If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end. Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. - American English: taper
- Brazilian Portuguese: estreitar-se
- Chinese: 逐渐变细
- European Spanish: afilarse
- French: s'effiler
- German: sich verjüngen
- Italian: assottigliarsi
- Japanese: 先を細くする/先細りになる
- Korean: 점점 가늘어지다
- European Portuguese: estreitar-se
- Latin American Spanish: afinarse
British English: taper NOUN A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires. Taking up a candlestick, he touched the wick to a lighted taper. - American English: taper
- Brazilian Portuguese: círio
- Chinese: 细长的蜡烛或点火木条
- European Spanish: cirio
- French: cierge
- German: dünne Kerze
- Italian: candelina
- Japanese: 細いろうそく
- Korean: 불붙이개
- European Portuguese: círio
- Latin American Spanish: cirio
Definition to become narrower towards one end The trunk doesn't taper very much. Synonyms attenuatecome to a point become thinner become narrow Opposites widen , grow , swell , increaseDefinition a long thin fast-burning candle Singe the stems slightly with a lighted taper. Synonyms candle spill wick glim (old-fashioned) phrasal verbSee taper offAdditional synonymsSynonyms stretch out, extend, thin, slim, refine, lengthen, draw out, spin out, elongate, make fine, rarefy, make slender Definition to make or become thin or sparse Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily. Synonyms dilute, water down, weaken, attenuate |