'taper' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'taper' with 1 example sentences.
- taper noun
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: a convex shape that narrows toward a point
: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
: a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
: stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- taper verb
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: diminish gradually
: give a point to
He tapered off to one cigarette a day.