| Front | taper |
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| Back | taper verb, noun BrE /ˈteɪpə(r)/ NAmE /ˈteɪpər/ verb verb forms word origin example bank [intransitive, transitive] to become gradually narrower; to make sth become gradually narrower The tail tapered to a rounded tip. She had long tapering fingers. ~ sth The pots are wide at the base and tapered at the top. ˌtaper ˈoff to become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc The number of applicants for teaching posts has tapered off. ˌtaper sthˈoff to make sth become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc They are gradually tapering off production of the older models. noun word origin 1 a long thin piece of wood, paper, etc. that is used for lighting fires or lamps She lit the gas with a taper. 2 a long thin candle 3 [usually singular] the way that sth gradually decreases in size, becoming thinner |
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