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Word | Taper |
Korean Meaning | 테이퍼 |
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame / a convex shape that narrows toward a point / Regularly narrowed toward the point / candle / a slender candle. / a: a slender candle b: a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or fires c: a feeble light / a: a tapering form or figure b: gradual diminution of thickness, diameter, or width in an elongated object c: a gradual decrease / progressively narrowed toward one end / furnished with or adjusted to a scale : graduated taper freight rates / to become gradually smaller toward one end, | |
Usage | ⇒ He lighted a taper when there was no light ⇒ She lit the taper on the windowsill. ⇒ leaves that taper to a point ⇒ Many people may feel that formal candles, such as tapers , are commonplace necessities for a sophisticated dinner party. |
Synonyms | diminish, lessen, decrease, reduce, candle, dwindle, abate, contract, sharpen, light, point, drain, narrow, concentrate, decrement, fire, flame, nip, subside, taper off, |
Antonyms | amplify, increase, intensify, appear, build, emerge, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, swell, acceleration, accession, accretion, accrual, accrue, accumulate, achieve, acquire, |
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