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      taper
      noun
      stick of wax with a wick in the middle
      a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
      the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
      a convex shape that narrows toward a point
      verb
      give a point to
      diminish gradually
      Synonyms for taper
      candlenwicknsharpenvacuminatev
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