taper

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈteɪpə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈteɪpɚ/

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Noun

Singular taper

Plural tapers

1. A taper is a slender candle.

Verb

Plain form taper

Third-person singular tapers

Past tense tapered

Past participle tapered

Present participle tapering

1. (transitive) If you taper something, you make it thinner or narrower at one end.