- Types Of Speech
- You can use taper as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Taper
- A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, e, p, r, and t, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter p. Taper starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters t, ta, tap, tape, and the ending characters are r, er, per, aper, ..
- Definition
- Stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Scrabble
- Is taper a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Taper in Pig Latin is said as "apertay or apertway".
- Unigram
- t | a | p | e | r
- Bigram
- ta | ap | pe | er
- Trigram
- tap | ape | per
- Quadrigram
- tape | aper
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
- a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- Verb Examples
- diminish gradually;
"Interested tapered off" - give a point to;
"The candles are tapered"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Aculeate | having or resembling a stinger or barb "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps" |
| Aculeated | having or resembling a stinger or barb "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps" |
| Acuminate | make sharp or acute taper make (something) come to a point |
| Agnus Dei | |
| Apprehension | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Approach | the act of drawing spatially closer to something "the hunter''s approach scattered the geese" |
| Approaching | the act of drawing spatially closer to something "the hunter''s approach scattered the geese" |
| Ark | a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood |
| Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Taper
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Taper | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
| Prate | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
| Pater | an informal term for a father probably derived from baby talk |
| Peart |
View English words with the unique letters used in taper. Words With The Letters Aeprt
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lamp | an artificial source of visible illumination |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chandlery | a storeroom where candles are kept |
| Dip | a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms |
| Rushlight | a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick |
| Rush Candle | |
| Vigil Candle | |
| Vigil Light |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apteryx (7 letters) | 19 +12 | 19 +11 | apteryx | ||
| Taper (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | peart | ||
| Parapet (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | aaepprt | ||
| Trapeze (7 letters) | 18 +11 | 19 +11 | aeeprtz | ||
| Patter (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | patter | ||
| Prate (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | peart | ||
| Repeat (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | aeeprt | ||
| Prater (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | prater | ||
| Pater (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | peart | ||
| Patzer (6 letters) | 17 +10 | 18 +10 | patzer | ||
| Tapper (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 12 +4 | tapper | ||
| Trapper (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | trapper | ||
| Rapture (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +3 | rapture | ||
| Tear Up (7 letters) | |||||
| Peart (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | peart | ||
| Peer At (7 letters) | |||||
| Patera (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | patera |
Taper Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With T
- Ends With R
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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