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taper

noun
  1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
    candle
  2. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
    wick
  3. the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
  4. a convex shape that narrows toward a point
verb
  1. diminish gradually
    “Interested tapered off”
  2. give a point to
    “The candles are tapered”
    pointsharpen