Noun

• S: (n) taper (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) convex shape, convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
• S: (n) umbo (a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum)
• S: (n) camber (a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road))
• S: (n) entasis (a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight)
• S: (n) node, knob, thickening (any thickened enlargement)
• S: (n) ridge (any long raised strip)
• S: (n) point, tip, peak (a V shape) "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
• S: (n) taper (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)
• S: (n) projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)
• derivationally related form
• 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)

Verb

• S: (v) taper (diminish gradually) "Interested tapered off"
• S: (v) sharpen, taper, point (give a point to) "The candles are tapered"