candle, taper, wax light
(noun) stick of wax with a wick in the middle
wick, taper
(noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper
(noun) the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
taper
(noun) a convex shape that narrows toward a point
taper
(verb) diminish gradually; “Interested tapered off”
sharpen, taper, point
(verb) give a point to; “The candles are tapered”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taper (plural tapers)
A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
(by extension) a small light.
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
taper (third-person singular simple present tapers, present participle tapering, simple past and past participle tapered)
(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
(intransitive) To diminish gradually.
• narrow
taper
Tapered; narrowing to a point.
taper (plural tapers)
(weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
Someone who works with tape or tapes.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ta"per, n. Etym: [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.]
1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. Shak.
2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
Ta"per, a. Etym: [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion to its form.]
Definition: Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.
Ta"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.]
Definition: To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.
Ta"per, v. t.
Definition: To make or cause to taper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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