noun๐ShareA slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle"The birthday party had several small tapers on the cake. "itemutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(by extension) a small light."In the darkened room, only a few tapers illuminated the faces around the table, creating a warm, flickering glow. "utilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA 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."appearancestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod."She used tapers to light the birthday candles on the cake. "itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareOne who operates a tape machine."At the radio station, the tapers were busy recording the interview for later broadcast. "jobtechnologymachinepersonelectronicsworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareSomeone who works with tape or tapes."The label-making machine broke down, so the tapers had to manually apply the address labels to hundreds of packages. "jobpersonworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading