tapering

"The family is becoming more organized now that they have a new calendar. "

"The heavy rain diminished the size of the garden flowers. "

"thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering"

"The plants gradually grew taller over the summer. "

"a narrow hallway"

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

"Prices climbed steeply."

"The artist carefully tapered the clay to form a delicate point on the sculpture. "

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

"There was a pencil sharpener at the front of the classroom."