taper

«taper» in Mova's school dictionary: a long thin candle, used for lighting other candles or lamps — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (tapers); verb (taper, tapers, tapered, tapering)

meaning for a pupil

1) A taper is a long thin candle, used for lighting other candles or lamps. tree →

2) To taper is to become gradually narrower towards one end, like a pointed pencil. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales and old houses, a taper is a thin candle that gives a small light; «the tapers were lit» means the candles were lit

examples

• The taper flickered in the dark hall. tree →
• She lit the tapers on the table. tree →
• The tower tapers to a point at the top. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «taper» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.