taper - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

Synonyms

• candle
• taper
• wax light

More generic

• lamp

More specific

• chandlery
• dip
• rush candle
• rushlight
• vigil candle
• vigil light

Related

• candlewick
• taper
• wick

Noun

a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

Synonyms

• taper
• wick

More generic

• cord

More specific

• candlewick

Related

• candle
• kerosene lamp
• kerosine lamp
• oil lamp
• taper
• wax light

Noun

the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

Synonyms

• taper

More generic

• narrowing

More specific

• point
• pointedness
• unpointedness

Noun

a convex shape that narrows toward a point

Synonyms

• taper

More generic

• convex shape
• convexity

Verb

diminish gradually

Synonyms

• taper

More generic

• decrease
• diminish
• fall
• lessen

Verb

give a point to

Synonyms

• point
• sharpen
• taper

More generic

• change form
• change shape
• deform

Also See

• taper off

More specific

• acuminate

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