Definitionen
1.NounA slender wax candle.
2.NounA small light.
3.NounA tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object."the taper of a spire; The legs of the table had a slight taper to them."
4.NounThe portion of an object with such a form."ensuring the cleanliness of the taper of a machine tool spindle or of a tool shank"
5.NounEllipsis of machine taper.
6.NounA long wick or thin stick used for transferring flames to candles, now usually chemically-treated to burn particularly slowly.
7.NounA cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
8.NounGradual reduction over time."a drug taper"
9.VerbTo make thinner or narrower at one end.
10.VerbTo become thinner or narrower at one end.
11.VerbTo diminish gradually.
12.VerbTo tighten monetary policy.
13.AdjectiveTapered; narrowing to a point.
14.NounOne who operates a tape machine.
15.NounSomeone who works with tape or tapes.