taper
NOUNVERB
/teɪpər/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
taper is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1P3E1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does taper mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A convex shape that narrows toward a point.
BROADER
4
The property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone).
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Give a point to.
“The candles are tapered”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Diminish gradually.
“Interested tapered off”
BROADER
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