Definitions
1.nounA slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
2.noun(by extension) a small light.
3.nounA tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object"The legs of the table had a slight taper to them."
4.nounA thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
5.verbTo make thinner or narrower at one end.
6.verbTo diminish gradually.
7.adjectiveTapered; narrowing to a point.