Noun

• S: (n) taper (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)
• S: (n) taper (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))
• S: (n) wick, taper (a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)
• S: (n) candle, taper, wax light (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• part meronym
• S: (n) candlewick (the wick of a candle)
• S: (n) wick, taper (a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)
• S: (n) source of illumination (any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation)
• S: (n) device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose) "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

Verb

• S: (v) taper (diminish gradually) "Interested tapered off"
• S: (v) sharpen, taper, point (give a point to) "The candles are tapered"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) change shape, change form, deform (assume a different shape or form)
• S: (v) change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature) "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
• phrasal verb
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame