TAPER

(noun) stick of wax with a wick in the middle
synonyms : candle , wax light
(noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
synonyms : wick
(noun) the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
(noun) a convex shape that narrows toward a point
(verb) diminish gradually
"Interested tapered off"
(verb) give a point to
"The candles are tapered"
synonyms : point , sharpen

Mnemonics for taper

(Tag: ) Remember your workshop course - you would've done tapering. Otherwise, think of a hose pipe connecting to a tap. Its width decreases gradually.
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(Tag: ) Taper->Paper->wood->wax->candle
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(Tag: ) use TAPE to make the CANDLE stand erect from falling down
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(Tag: ) we ll apply TAPE or oil coating 2cricket bat 2increase its stoke n sharpen its edges..
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(Tag: eng) Usually the candles are 'Tapering'
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(Tag: ) Taper and Slender have similar sounds. If you taper something to a point, it becomes slender at that point (it gets slimmer than from where it had started).
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(Tag: ) taper: think of nozzle of a pipe.....it tapers from one end to another...smaller at end and larger diameter at beginnining,....
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