taper

Etymology 1
From, from , of origin. Perhaps from. If so, it is a. Alternatively, of origin related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬; further compare 🇨🇬. More at.

Noun



 * 1)  A slender wax candle.
 * 2)  A small light.
 * 3) A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
 * 4) A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
 * 5) A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge.
 * 6)  reduction over time.
 * 1)  A small light.
 * 2) A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
 * 3) A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
 * 4) A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge.
 * 5)  reduction over time.
 * 1) A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
 * 2) A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge.
 * 3)  reduction over time.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: тънка свещичка
 * Danish: kærte, vokslys
 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * German: dünne Wachskerze,, Leuchterkerze
 * Greek: λεπτό κερί
 * Hungarian: vékony gyertya
 * Italian:, , stearica
 * Middle English: taper
 * Navajo: akʼahkǫʼ níyizígíí
 * Plautdietsch: Taulchlicht
 * Russian: то́нкая све́чка,
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch:, kegelvorm
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: Verjüngung,, Abschrägung
 * Greek: απολέπτυνση,
 * Italian:, conicità, ,
 * Portuguese: conicidade, afunilamento
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: zúženie, kónický tvar

Verb

 * 1)  To make thinner or narrower at one end.
 * 2)  To become thinner or narrower at one end.
 * 3)  To diminish gradually.
 * 4)  (of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.
 * 1)  (of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.
 * 1)  (of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: suipentaa
 * French:
 * German: verschmälern,, , , , anschrägen
 * Greek:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Maori: kōekoeko
 * Russian:, , , придавать уклон
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: avsmalna,


 * Bulgarian: заострям се
 * Finnish: suipeta
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Russian:, , давать уклон, сходить на клин
 * Swedish: avsmalna,
 * Ukrainian: зву́жуватися


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, sich verjüngen, sich verengen, sich zuspitzen, spitz zulaufen
 * Greek: απολεπτύνομαι, αποξύνομαι
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Italian:
 * Maori: kāwetoweto, hōiki
 * Russian: уменьшаться (постепенно),
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Adjective

 * 1) Tapered; narrowing to a point.

Noun

 * 1)  One who operates a tape machine.
 * 2) Someone who works with tape or tapes.

Translations

 * Finnish: teippaaja

Etymology
, from, , of origin, from ,  or from , ; both ultimately from , from. Related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,,. Related to.

Verb

 * 1)  to slap, knock, beat
 * 2)  to type (use a keyboard or typewriter)
 * 3)  to hit, to beat, to rap
 * 4)  to beat down (of the sun); to go to one's head (of wine etc.)
 * 5)  to stink, pong, reek
 * 6)  to put away (a meal etc.)
 * 7)  to fuck have sex
 * 8)  to put up with
 * 1)  to put up with
 * 1)  to put up with

Etymology
From, possibly from (if so, a doublet of ).

Noun

 * 1)  thin candle

Verb

 * 1)  to hit, knock

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) a loser

Verb

 * 1)  (to lose)

Verb

 * 1) to throw