| taper | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
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| taper | a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame |
| taper | the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) |
| taper | a convex shape that narrows toward a point |
| taper | diminish gradually |
| taper | give a point to |
| taper | a file with converging edges |
| taper | become smaller or less active |
| taper | end weakly |
| taper | gradually narrowed toward a point |
| taper | becoming gradually narrower |
| taper | the act of gradually lowering the size or amount |