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as a verb: - 1
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taper
noun
1 taper
A convex shape that narrows toward a point.
2 taper
The property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone).
3 taper
A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame.
synonym: wick.
Dutch: kaarsenpit, kaarsepit, kaarslemmet, katoentje, kous, kousje, lampekatoen, lampekousje, lampenkatoen, lampenkousje, lampenpit, lampepit, pit ... show more
Polish: knot
4 taper
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle.
synonyms: candle, wax light.
Roget 423:
luminary;
light
etc.
420;
flame
etc.
(fire)
382.
spark,
scintilla;
phosphorescence,
fluorescence.
sun,
orb of day,
Phoebus,
Apollo†,
Aurora;
star,
orb;
meteor,
falling star,
shooting star;
blazing star,
dog star,
Sirius;
canicula,
Aldebaran†;
constellation,
galaxy;
zodiacal light;
anthelion†;
day star,
morning star;
Lucifer;
mock sun,
parhelion;
phosphor,
phosphorus;
sun dog†;
Venus.
aurora,
polar lights;
northern lights,
aurora borealis;
southern lights,
aurora australis.
lightning;
chain lightning,
fork lightning,
sheet lightning,
summer lightning;
ball lightning,
kugelblitz [G.];
[chemical substances giving off light without burning]
phosphorus,
yellow phosphorus;
scintillator,
phosphor;
firefly luminescence.
ignis fatuus [Lat.];
Jack o'lantern,
Friar's lantern;
will-o'-the-wisp,
firedrake†,
Fata Morgana [Lat.];
Saint Elmo's fire.
[luminous insects]
glowworm,
firefly,
June bug,
lightning bug.
[luminous fish]
anglerfish.
[Artificial light]
gas;
gas light,
lime light,
lantern,
lanthorn†;
dark lantern,
bull's-eye;
candle,
bougie [Fr.],
taper,
rushlight;
oil
etc.
(grease)
356;
wick,
burner;
Argand†,
moderator,
duplex;
torch,
flambeau,
link,
brand;
gaselier†,
chandelier,
electrolier†,
candelabrum,
candelabra,
girandole†,
sconce,
luster,
candlestick.
[non-combustion based light sources]
lamp,
light;
incandescent lamp,
tungsten bulb,
light bulb;
flashlight,
torch [Brit.];
arc light;
laser;
[microwave radiation];
maser
neon bulb,
neon sign;
fluorescent lamp.
[parts of a light bulb]
filament;
socket;
contacts;
filler gas.
firework,
fizgig†;
pyrotechnics;
rocket,
lighthouse
etc.
(signal)
550.
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Dutch: kaars
Polish: świeca, świeczka
verb
1 taper
2 taper
Give a point to:
— The candles are tapered.
synonyms: point, sharpen.
adjective
Roget 203:
narrow,
close;
slender,
thin,
fine;
thread-like
etc.
(filament)
205;
finespun†,
gossamer;
paper-thin;
taper,
slim,
slight-made;
scant,
scanty;
spare,
delicate,
incapacious†;
contracted
etc.
195;
unexpanded
etc.
(expand)
etc.
194†;
slender as a thread.
[in reference to people or animals]
emaciated,
lean,
meager,
gaunt,
macilent†;
lank,
lanky;
weedy,
skinny;
scrawny slinky [U.S.];
starved,
starveling;
herring gutted;
worn to a shadow,
lean as a rake
[Chaucer];
thin as a lath,
thin as a whipping post,
thin as a wafer;
hatchet-faced;
lantern-jawed.
attenuated,
shriveled,
extenuated,
tabid†,
marcid†,
barebone,
rawboned.
monomolecular.
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