Taper
verb
To become smaller or thinner towards one end.
The road will taper to a single lane after a few miles.
Often appears as...
- taper off
- taper to a point
noun
A slender candle.
She held a taper to the ancient document to help her see better.
Often appears as...
- hold a taper
- light a taper
verb
To decrease in thickness or width.
He decided to taper the ends of the board to make it appear sharper.
Often appears as...
- taper the edges
- taper inwards
verb
Gradually diminish or reduce in quantity or intensity.
The storm finally started to taper off around midnight.
Often appears as...
- taper off
- start to taper
noun
A person who records or transcribes speech.
The court hired a taper to transcription the trial proceedings.
Often appears as...
- court taper
- professional taper
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verb
To become smaller or thinner towards one end.
The road will taper to a single lane after a few miles.
Often appears as...
- taper off
- taper to a point
noun
A slender candle.
She held a taper to the ancient document to help her see better.
Often appears as...
- hold a taper
- light a taper
verb
To decrease in thickness or width.
He decided to taper the ends of the board to make it appear sharper.
Often appears as...
- taper the edges
- taper inwards
verb
Gradually diminish or reduce in quantity or intensity.
The storm finally started to taper off around midnight.
Often appears as...
- taper off
- start to taper
noun
A person who records or transcribes speech.
The court hired a taper to transcription the trial proceedings.
Often appears as...
- court taper
- professional taper
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Picture something narrowing down to help remember this use of 'taper'.
His attention started to taper as the lecture dragged on.
Pro Tip 2/2Gradual Process
Imagine gradually lessening, like a cone shape, not abrupt.
The curtains tapered elegantly to the floor.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Picture something narrowing down to help remember this use of 'taper'.
His attention started to taper as the lecture dragged on.
Pro Tip 2/2Gradual Process
Imagine gradually lessening, like a cone shape, not abrupt.
The curtains tapered elegantly to the floor.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Picture something narrowing down to help remember this use of 'taper'.
His attention started to taper as the lecture dragged on.
Pro Tip 2/2Gradual Process
Imagine gradually lessening, like a cone shape, not abrupt.
The curtains tapered elegantly to the floor.
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How to spot a misleading...
Using more consistent data points gives a different picture with job losses tapering off by the end of 2009. And if you wonder why they were increasing in the first place, the timeline starts immediately after the U.S.'s biggest financial collapse since the Great Depression. These techniques are known as cherry picking.
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Putting a Species on the...
radio-collared we have monitored hundreds of tapers throughout the country so we have tons tons and tons of information coming in every day and those pieces of information they're extremely important to us to help us design those conservation strategies that I mentioned before make them
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The paradox of choice PIPE...
And the shopkeeper said, "Do you want slim fit, easy fit, relaxed fit? You want button fly or zipper fly? You want stonewashed or acid-washed? Do you want them distressed? Do you want boot cut, tapered?" Blah, blah, blah on and on he went. My jaw dropped. And after I recovered, I said,
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Three ideas. Three...
and I did not want to talk about the ways we were different. I wanted to talk about the ways were we connected. So I changed the subject. And at the time, it felt like the right decision. But as I sat witness to my grandmother's life as it tapered to its inevitable end,
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Magical houses, made of...
Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects and designers and engineers, and always remember that you are designing for curving, tapering, hollow poles.
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Saving the lowland Tapir...
extinction of tapers would seriously impact biodiversity as a whole scientific research has always been a major part of what I do the main focus of my work but it's also very very important to promote awareness about the tapir conservation cause and here's what
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Is fire a solid, a...
As the fire heats up, the carbon dioxide and water vapor created by combustion expand. Now that they’re less dense, they rise in a thinning column. Gravity causes this expansion and rising, which gives flames their characteristic taper.
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The agony of opioid...
although they prescribe opioids to get pain under control, they do not oversee tapering and withdrawal. Furious, we called the prescriber back and begged him for anything -- anything that could help me -- but instead he apologized,
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Want to get great at...
that we were measuring. And most important was over the course of the years of study, we saw no improvement over time. The other folks got four months of coaching and then it tapered off over eight months, and we saw them increase
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Wild Tapir Caught On...
i can just make out its mouth and i think it's a tapir that's a long nose the tapers look sort of like a funny
Video examples
How to spot a misleading...
Using more consistent data points gives a different picture with job losses tapering off by the end of 2009. And if you wonder why they were increasing in the first place, the timeline starts immediately after the U.S.'s biggest financial collapse since the Great Depression. These techniques are known as cherry picking.
Video examples
Putting a Species on the...
radio-collared we have monitored hundreds of tapers throughout the country so we have tons tons and tons of information coming in every day and those pieces of information they're extremely important to us to help us design those conservation strategies that I mentioned before make them
Video examples
The paradox of choice PIPE...
And the shopkeeper said, "Do you want slim fit, easy fit, relaxed fit? You want button fly or zipper fly? You want stonewashed or acid-washed? Do you want them distressed? Do you want boot cut, tapered?" Blah, blah, blah on and on he went. My jaw dropped. And after I recovered, I said,
Video examples
Three ideas. Three...
and I did not want to talk about the ways we were different. I wanted to talk about the ways were we connected. So I changed the subject. And at the time, it felt like the right decision. But as I sat witness to my grandmother's life as it tapered to its inevitable end,
Video examples
Magical houses, made of...
Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects and designers and engineers, and always remember that you are designing for curving, tapering, hollow poles.
Video examples
Saving the lowland Tapir...
extinction of tapers would seriously impact biodiversity as a whole scientific research has always been a major part of what I do the main focus of my work but it's also very very important to promote awareness about the tapir conservation cause and here's what
Video examples
Is fire a solid, a...
As the fire heats up, the carbon dioxide and water vapor created by combustion expand. Now that they’re less dense, they rise in a thinning column. Gravity causes this expansion and rising, which gives flames their characteristic taper.
Video examples
The agony of opioid...
although they prescribe opioids to get pain under control, they do not oversee tapering and withdrawal. Furious, we called the prescriber back and begged him for anything -- anything that could help me -- but instead he apologized,
Video examples
Want to get great at...
that we were measuring. And most important was over the course of the years of study, we saw no improvement over time. The other folks got four months of coaching and then it tapered off over eight months, and we saw them increase
Video examples
Wild Tapir Caught On...
i can just make out its mouth and i think it's a tapir that's a long nose the tapers look sort of like a funny
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Quote examples
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
When I started out I thought just hearing one of my records on the radio would be magical. Fortunately, that naivety has always stayed with me. Because when you've had massive success and it tapers off people lose interest in you. So you have to work even harder to generate interest.
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Tina Knowles
American Businesswoman
I've heard complaints from women all over the country that plus-size clothes aren't sexy enough. You know, I'm a grandma, but I don't want to look like a grandma! I want to feel confident and sexy in the clothes. I like my stuff tapered and well-fitted, not all boxy.
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Dana Hill
American Actress
My mother keeps things in perspective for me. She makes me realize that the acting I do and love is no more important than what one of my brothers does-he works in a shoe repair shop. If my career ever tapers off, I'll go to college.
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Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
I go to the gym every day. That tends to taper off when I'm at a tournament. During tournaments, I'm not trying to build fitness. I'm simply trying to keep away any kind of tension. I go for long walks to clear my head.
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Geena Davis
American Actress
One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot people leapt to that conclusion because becoming a parent happened to coincide with film roles tapering off.
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Robert Nelson
Canadian Politician
In the second and third debates the jacket has a generally padded shape across a large part of the entire back which tapers inward toward the spine in a downward direction.
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Johnny Carson
American Comedian
For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.
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Nicholas Haslam
English Designer
I'd like not to have these great puffy lobes on my ears - I'd like them to taper in.
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Norman Ralph Augustine
American Author
Most projects start out slowly - and then sort of taper off.
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Lawrence Welk
American Musician
His act may start out slow, but it tapers off.
Quote examples
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
When I started out I thought just hearing one of my records on the radio would be magical. Fortunately, that naivety has always stayed with me. Because when you've had massive success and it tapers off people lose interest in you. So you have to work even harder to generate interest.
Quote examples
Tina Knowles
American Businesswoman
I've heard complaints from women all over the country that plus-size clothes aren't sexy enough. You know, I'm a grandma, but I don't want to look like a grandma! I want to feel confident and sexy in the clothes. I like my stuff tapered and well-fitted, not all boxy.
Quote examples
Dana Hill
American Actress
My mother keeps things in perspective for me. She makes me realize that the acting I do and love is no more important than what one of my brothers does-he works in a shoe repair shop. If my career ever tapers off, I'll go to college.
Quote examples
Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
I go to the gym every day. That tends to taper off when I'm at a tournament. During tournaments, I'm not trying to build fitness. I'm simply trying to keep away any kind of tension. I go for long walks to clear my head.
Quote examples
Geena Davis
American Actress
One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot people leapt to that conclusion because becoming a parent happened to coincide with film roles tapering off.
Quote examples
Robert Nelson
Canadian Politician
In the second and third debates the jacket has a generally padded shape across a large part of the entire back which tapers inward toward the spine in a downward direction.
Quote examples
Johnny Carson
American Comedian
For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.
Quote examples
Nicholas Haslam
English Designer
I'd like not to have these great puffy lobes on my ears - I'd like them to taper in.
Quote examples
Norman Ralph Augustine
American Author
Most projects start out slowly - and then sort of taper off.
Quote examples
Lawrence Welk
American Musician
His act may start out slow, but it tapers off.
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