Synonyms of the word

taper

• n. A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle.
• n. (by extension) a small light.
• n. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
• n. A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
• v. (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
• v. (intransitive) To diminish gradually.
• n. (weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
• n. Someone who works with tape or tapes.

candle

• n. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
• n. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
• n. (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
• n. (forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth…
• v. (embryology, transitive) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
• v. (pottery) To dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until…
• v. To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.

convexity

• n. The state of being convex.
• n. A convex line or surface.
• n. A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds.

cord

• n. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such…
• n. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled…
• n. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or…
• n. (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
• n. (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
• n. Dated form of chord: musical sense.
• n. Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
• v. To furnish with cords.
• v. To tie or fasten with cords.
• v. To flatten a book during binding.
• v. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

decrease

• v. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
• v. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
• n. An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
• n. (knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be…

deform

• v. (transitive) To change the form of, negatively.
• v. (transitive) To change the looks of, negatively; to disfigure.
• v. (transitive) To mar the character of.
• v. (transitive) To alter the shape of by stress.
• v. (intransitive) To become misshapen or changed in shape.
• adj. (obsolete) Deformed, misshapen.

diminish

• v. (transitive) To make smaller.
• v. (intransitive) To become smaller.
• v. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
• v. (intransitive) To taper.
• v. (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
• v. To take away; to subtract.

fall

• n. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
• n. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
• n. (chiefly Canada, US, obsolete elsewhere) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the…
• n. A loss of greatness or status.
• n. (sports) A crucial event or circumstance.
• n. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover…
• n. (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
• n. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
• n. See falls.
• n. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
• v. (heading, intransitive) To move downwards.
• v. (transitive) To be moved downwards.
• v. (intransitive) To happen, to change negatively.
• v. (transitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To diminish; to lessen or lower.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
• v. (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or…
• v. (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
• v. (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the…
• v. (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
• v. (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
• v. (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

lamp

• n. A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
• n. A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
• n. A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
• v. (slang) To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
• v. To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.
• v. (slang) To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.

lessen

• v. (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
• v. (intransitive) To become less.

narrowing

• v. present participle of narrow.
• n. The process of becoming narrow.
• n. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

point

• n. A discrete division of something.
• n. A sharp extremity.
• n. (heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
• n. (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
• n. (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
• n. Lace worked by the needle.
• n. (US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
• n. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
• n. (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
• n. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
• n. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
• n. (medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
• n. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
• v. (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or…
• v. (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
• v. (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
• v. (transitive) To direct toward an object; to aim.
• v. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
• v. (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
• v. (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or…
• v. (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
• v. (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
• v. (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
• v. (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
• v. (dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
• v. (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location…
• v. (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that…
• v. (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
• v. (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting…
• v. (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
• v. (obsolete) To appoint.
• v. (dated) To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to point out.

sharpen

• v. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To make sharp.

wick

• n. A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle,…
• n. Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; e.g. a strip of gauze placed in…
• n. (curling) A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
• n. (curling) A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes…
• n. (slang) Penis.
• v. (transitive) To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
• v. (intransitive, of a liquid) To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other…
• v. (curling) To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone…
• n. (archaic) A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction,…
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly East Anglia and Essex) A farm, especially a dairy farm.
• adj. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life.
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) A maggot.
• n. (now dialectal) A corner of the mouth or eye.